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Special Advisers to President Jonathan
Mike A Oghiadomhe Chief of Staff to the president
Eng Mohammed Kachalla Deputy Chief of Staff
Amb Hassan Tukur Principal Secretary
Prof. Abubakar Sambo Energy
Mrs. Sarah Akuben Pane Social Development
Dr. Tunji Olagunju NEPAD
Mrs. Sarah Jubril Ethics and Values
Mr. Oronto Douglas Research and Strategy
Senator Joy Emordi National Assembly Matters
Hon. Kingsley Kuku Niger Delta Affairs
Dr. Olakunle Osunyikanmi International Relations
Prof. Dan Adebiyi Special Duties
Dr. Reuben Abati Media and Publicity
Mrs Asma’u Abdulkadir Gender Issues
Nze Sullivan Nwakpo Technical Matters
Yakubu Abdullahi Political Matters(Office of the VP)
Barr Bashir Sufyan Legal Matters (Office of the VP)
Senator Isaiah Ballat Special Duty(Office of the VP)
Current Service Chiefs
Chief of Army Staff Azubuike Ihejirika
Chief of Air Staff Mohammed Umar
Chief of Nava Staff Ola Sahad Ibrahim
Police I.G Mohammed Abubakar
D.G SSS Itta Ekpenyong
Chief of Defence Staff Oluseyi Petinrin
TOP LABOUR LEADERS
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Waheed Omar
Trade Union Congress (TUC) Peter Esele
Chief Justice of Nigeria till date
1 Hon Justice Sir Ademola Adetokunbo , KBE, CON 1958 - 1975
2 Hon Justice Taslim Olawale Elias, CFR, GCON 1972-1975
3 Hon Justice Darnley A. Alexander, CBE, KCIVG,CFR 1975-1979
4 Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams, CON 1979-1983
5 Hon Justice Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo, CON,GCON 1983-1985
6 Hon Justice Ayo Gabriel Irikefe, OFR,CON, GCON 1985-1987
7 Hon Justice Mohammed Bello, CON, GCON 1987-1995
8 Hon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, CON, GCON 1995-2006
9 Hon Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, CON, GCON 2006-2007
10 Idris Legbo Kutigi 2007-2012
11 Aloma Mukhtar GCON(First Female Chief Justice) July 2012-Till Now
Governors of Central Bank of Nigeria till date
1 Ray Pentelow Fenton 24 July 1958 – 24 July 1963
2 Aliyu Mai-Bornu Deputy Governor, CBN 25 July 1963 – 22 June 1967
3 Clement Nyong Isong Advisor int Monetary Fund 15 Aug 1967 – 22 Sept 1975
4 Adamu Ciroma 24 Sept 1975 – 28 June 1977
5 Ota Vincent Deputy Governor, CBN 28 June 1977 – 28 June 1982
6 Abdulkabir Ahmed Deputy Governor, CBN 28 June 1982 - 30 Sept 1993
7 Paul Agbai Ogwuma CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria 1 Oct 1993 - 29 May 1999
8 Joseph O. Sanusi CEO, First Bank of Nigeria 29 May 1999 - 29 May 2004
9 Charles C. Soludo CEO, Nat. Planning Comm 29 May 2004 - 29 May 2009
10 S. Lamido Sanusi CEO, First Bank of Nigeria 3 June 2009 -Till date
Nigeria Former Colonial Masters
1 Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard 1990 to 1919
2 Sir Hugh Clifford 1919 to 1925
3 Sir Creamer Thompson 1925 to 1931
4 Sir Donald Cameroon 1931 to 1935
5 Sir Benard Bourdilion 1935 to 1943
6 Sir Anthony Richard 1943 to 1958
7 Sir John McPherson 1948 to 1958
8 Sir James Robertson 1958 to 1960
Nigeria Leaders In the First Republic
Ahmadu Bello Northern Nigeria 1959-1966
Obafemi Awolowo Western Nigeria 1959-1960
Samuel Akintola Western Nigeria 1960-1966
Michael Okpara Eastern Nigeria 1960-1966
Dennis Osadebe Mid- Western 1964 - 1966
Jaja Wachukwu Foreign Minister 1961-1965
The Director of General of NYSC till date
Col S.K Omojokun 1975 -1975
Col E.A Akpan 1983 -1987
Col A. Braimoh 1988 -1990
Brig General H.B Momoh 1990 -1994
Brig General S.A Sofoluwe 1994 -1996
Brig General S.M Sule 1996 - 2000
Brig General Ogunkoya 2000 - 2002
Rev P.O Okunromade Jan- March 2002
Police Comm S.I Ewokan 2002
Brig General W. Oki 2002 -2004
Brig. General Yusuf Bomoi 2004 -2010
Brig. General M.I Tsiga 2010 - 2011
Brig. General Okorie Sept 6, 2011
Affia Nnamdi
Nigeria Six Geo-Political Zones North-East Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe North-West Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto,Zamfara North-Central Benue, F.C.T, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Nassarawa South-East Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo South-South Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross-River South- West
Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Lagos
Present Day Oil Producing States
Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Ondo, Rivers
Nigeria Vice-President 1960 till date
Vice President Regime
Babafemi Ogundipe Aguiyi-Ironsi
J.E.A Wey Yakubu Gowon
Olusegun Obasanjo Murtala Mohammed
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Olusegun Obasanjo
Alex Ekwueme Shehu Shagari
Tunde Idiagbon Mohammadu Buhari
Ukiwe Ibrahim Babangida
Augustus Aikhomu Ibrahim Babangida
Oladipo Diya Sani Abacha
Michael Akhigbe Abdulsalami Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Umar Musa Yar’Adua
Namadi Sambo Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Senate Presidents form 1960 till date
Nwafor Orizu 1960-1966 NCNC
Joseph Wayas 1979-1983 NPN
Iyorehia Ayu 1992-1993 SDP
Ameh Ebute 1993-1999 SDP
Evan Enwerem 1999-1999 PDP
Chuba Okadigbo 1999-2000 PDP
Pius Anyim 2000-2003 PDP
Adolphus Wabara 2003-2005 PDP
Ken Nnamani 2005-2007 PDP
David Mark incumbent PDP
Speakers of the House of Representatives from 1960 till date
Jaja Wachukwu NCNC
Edwin Ezeoke NPN
Salisu Buhari PDP
Ghali Na’Abba PDP
Aminu B Masari PDP
Patricia Eteh PDP
Dimeji Bankole PDP
Tanbuwal Current PDP
African Union (AU)- From Inception till date
Date of Formation: 26 June 2001 | No of member state: 55
Newest Member: South Sudan
Chairpersons of the African Union Till date
Name Beginning of term End of term Country
Thabo Mbeki 9 July 2002 10 July 2003 South Africa
Joaquim Chissano 10 July 2003 6 July 2004 Mozambique
Olusegun Obasanjo 6 July 2004 24 Jan 2006 Nigeria
Denis S. Nguesso 24 Jan 2006 24 Jan 2007 Rep. of Congo
John Kufor 30 Jan 2007 31 Jan 2008 Ghana
Jakaya Kikwete 31 Jan 2008 2 Feb 2009 Tanzania
Muammar Gaddafi 2 Feb 2009 31 Jan 2010 Libya
Bingu wa Mutharika 31 Jan 2010 31 Jan 2011 Malawi
Teodoro Mbasogo 31 Jan 2011 29 Jan 2012 Equatorial Guinea
Yayi Boni 29 Jan 2012 Incumbent Benin
Electoral Commission in Nigeria
Sir Kofo Abayomi 1st Republic 1964 - 1966
Mr E.E Esua 1st Republic
Chief Michael Ani 2nd Republic 1979-1993
Ovie Whiskey 2nd Republic
Prof Eme Awa 3rd Republic 1988-1993
Humphrey Nwosu 3rd Republic
Dagogo Jack 4th R epublic 1995-1998
Ephraim Akipata 4th Republic 1998-1999
Dr Abel Guobadia 5th Republic 1999-2006
Prof. Maurice Iwu 5th Republic 2006-2010
Prof Attahiru Jega 6th Republic Present
Names Dates
Richard Akinjide 1979-1983
Chike Offodile 1984-1985
Bola Ajibola 1985-1991
Clement Akpamgbo 1991-1993
Abdullahi Ibrahim 1997-1999
Kanu Agabi 1/99-6/99
Bola Ige 2000-2002
Kanu Agabi 2002-2003
Bayo Ojo 2003-2007
Michael Aondoaka 6/07-2/10
Adetokumbo Kayode 2/10-3/10
Mohammed Adoke 4/10-Now
Head of Service
Senate President David Mark
Deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu
Speaker of House of Rep Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Deputy Speaker House of Rep Emeka Ihedioha
Sec .Gen of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim
Leaders of Nigeria Police from 1930 till date
Personality Post Tenure Mr C.W Duncan Inspector General 1930-1935
Mr S.H Tranthan ” 1935-36
Major A Sanders ” 1936-37
Col A.S Navrogordato ” 1938-42
Mr W.C King Commissioner 1942-47
Mr. T.V Friday Commissioner 1948-49
Sir Ivor Stourton Commissioner 1950-52
Mr R.J Maclaughlan Inspector General 1952-56
Sir BovellKerr ” 1956-62
Mr J.E Hodge ” 1962-64
Mr. L.O Edet ” 1964-66
Mr. Kamsalem ” 1966-75
Mr M.D Yusuf ” 1975-79
Mr Adam Suleman ” 1979-81
Mr S.A Adewusi ” 1981-83
Mr E.O Lnyang ” 1983-86
Mr M. Gambo ” 1986-89
Aliya Ibrahim Attah ” 1990-93
Ibrahim Coomasie ” 1993-99
Mr M.A K Smith ” 1999-02
Mr Tafa Balogun ” 2002-05
Mr Sunday Ehindero ” 2005-07
Mr Mike Okiro ” 2007-09
Mr Ogbonna Onovo ” 2009-2010
Afiz Ringim ” 2010-2011
Muhammed Abubakar ” 2011-Till now
Nigeria Government Agencies
Communication and Media
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC)
National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA)
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)
New Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria(FRCN)
Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
Nigeria Communication Satellite(NIGCOMSAT)
Economic
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
Bereau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria(FMBN)
National Council of Privatisation (NCP)
Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)
Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission(NIPC)
Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS)
National Insurance Commission(NAICOM)
National Pension Commission (PenCom)
Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC)
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
Nigerian National Petroleum Commission(NNPC)
Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR)
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency(PPPRA)
National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS)
Intelligence
State Security Service (SSS)
National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Directorate of Military Intelligence(DMI)
Law Enforcement
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC)
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission(ICPC)
Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS)
Nigeria Custom Service(NCS)
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
Others
National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC)
Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Federal Environmental Protection Agency(FEPA)
Federal Housing Authority(FHA)
Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN)
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
National Orientation Agency (NOA)
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
National Environment Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA)
National Planning Commission(NPC)
National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS)
National Sports Commission (NSC)
National Water Resources Institute(NWRI)
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Nigerian Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (NARDP)
National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS)
Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)
Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC)
National Directorate of Employment(NDE)
National Poverty Alleviation Program (NAPEP)
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
National Office for Technology Acquisation and Promotion(NOTAP)
Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)
Computer Professionals Resources Commission (CPRC)
Nigerian Intergrated Water Resource Commission (NIWRC)
Comsumer Protection Council Infrastructure Concession (CPCIC)
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
NYSC Anthem
Youth obey the clarion call.
Let us lift our Nation High under the Sun or in the rain with dedication, Nigeria is ours,
Nigeria we serve
Members take the great salute
Put the Nation first in all
With service and humility
NYSC for the noble Youths
Make Nigeria a Great nation
NYSC Pledge
Far and near we come to serve
And to build our fatherland
With oneness and loyalty
NYSC for unity
Hail Nigeria our great nation
Ecowas Members
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bisssau,
Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Past and Present Chairmen of ECOWAS
Year Name Country
1977 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1978 Gen Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria
1979 Leopold Sedar Senghor Senegal
1980 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1981 Dr Siaka Stevens Seirra Leone
1982 Matheu Kerekou Benin
1983 Ahmmed Sekou Toure Guinea
1984 Lansana Conte Guinea
1985 Gen Mohammadu Buhari Nigeria
1986-88 Gen Ibrahim Babangida Nigeria
1989 Alh Dawda Jawara Gambia
1990 Capt. Blaise Campaore Burkina Faso
1991 Alh Dawda Jawara Gambia
1992 Alh Abdou Diouf Senegal
1993 Nicephore Dieudonne Sogio Benin
1994-95 Fit Lt jerry Rawlings Ghana
1996-98 Gen Sanni Abacha Nigeria
1998-99 Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar Nigeria
1999 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1999-01 Alfa Omar Konare Mali
2001-03 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal
2003-05 John Kuffuor Ghana
2005-08 Mamadou Tandja Niger
2008-08 Blaise Compaore Burkina Faso
2009-09 Musa Yar’adua Nigeria
2010-Till date
Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria
Secretary General of United Nation Till Date
Personality Origin Tenure
Trygve Lie Norway 2 Feb 1946 - 10 Nov
Dag Hammarskjold Sweden 10 Apr 1953 -18 Sep 1961
U Thant Burna 30 Nov 1961 – 1 Jan 1972
Kurt Waldheim Austria 1 Jan 1972 – 1 Jan 1982
Javier Perez de Cuellar Peru 1 Jan 1982 – 1 Jan 1992
Boutrous Boutrous Ghali Egypt 1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 1997
Kofi Annan Ghana 1 Jan 1997 – 1 Jan 2007
Ban Ki-moon South Korea 1 Jan 2007 –Till date