Abubakar Tafawa Balewa |Bauchi/North-East |Oct 1, 1960 - Jan 16, 1966
Aguiyi Ironsi |Abia/South East |Jan 16, 1966 - July 29, 1966
Yakubu Gowon | Plateau[/B]/North Central | Aug 1, 1966-July 29, 1975
Murtala Mohammed /Kano/North-West | July 29, 1975-Feb 13, 1976
Olusegun Obasanjo | Ogun/South-West | Feb 13, 1976-Oct 1, 1979
Shehu Shagari Sokoto/North-West | Oct 1, 1979 - Dec 31, 1983
Muhammadu Buhari | Katsina/North-West | Dec 31 1983-Aug 27, 1985
Ibrahim Babangida | Niger/North-Central | Aug 27, 1985-Aug 26, 1993
Ernest Shonekan | Ogun/South-West | Aug 26, 1993-Nov 17, 1993
Sani Abacha | Kano| North-West | Nov 17,1993-Jun 8, 1998
Abdulsalami Abubakar | Niger/ North-Central | Jun 8, 1998-May 29, 1999
Olusegun Obasanjo | Ogun/South-West | May 29, 1999-May 29 2007
Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua | Katsina/North-West | May 29, 2007 - May 5, 2010
Goodluck Jonathan | Bayelsa/South-South | May 5, 2010 till date