The list below shows the Colonial Leaders who ruled Nigeria before independence
| Sir Frederick Lord Lugard | 1912 – 1919 |
| Sir Hugh Cliford | 1919 – 1925 |
| Sir Lukmer Thompson | 1925 – 1931 |
| Sir Donald Cameron | 1931 – 1935 |
| Sir Barard Boundillion | 1935 – 1943 |
| Sir Authur Richard | 1943 – 1945 |
| Sir John Macpherson | 1945 – 1958 |
| Sir James Robertson | 1958 – 1960 |
List of Military Heads Of State Of Nigeria And Duration Of Term
List Of Military Heads Of State & Civilian Presidents of Nigeria Since 1960
