1960 in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1960 Timeline of Nigerian history ← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Nigeria → 1961 1962 1963 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1960 Timeline of Nigerian history Events in the year 1960 in Nigeria. Monarch: until 1 October: position not in existence starting 1 October: Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General: Sir James Wilson Robertson (until 16 November), Nnamdi Azikiwe (starting 16 November) Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa[1] Senate President: 1 January: position established 1 January – 1 October: Nnamdi Azikiwe starting 1 October: Dennis Osadebay House Speaker: Jaja Wachukwu (until 1 October); Ibrahim Jalo Waziri (starting 1 October) Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola Politics July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general References ↑ "Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 November 2025. vteYears in Nigeria (1960–present) 1901 1902 1904 1908 1909 1910 1913 1914 1915 1918 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1938 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 vte1960 in AfricaSovereign states Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Dahomey Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Liberia Libya Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Togo Tunisia Upper Volta Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Algeria Basutoland Bechuanaland Protectorate British Cameroons French Somaliland The Gambia Mauritius Northern Rhodesia Réunion Ruanda-Urundi Saint Helena Sierra Leone Southern Rhodesia Spanish Sahara Tristan da Cunha This year in Africa article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
