The Governor-General of Nigeria was the representative of the

monarch of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy, constitutional form of government by which a hereditary monarchy, hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United ...

Colonial Nigeria Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to British subjects in 1807. Britain a ...

from 1954 to 1960, and after Nigerian independence in 1960, the representative of the Nigerian head of state. The office was created on 1 October 1954, when the

Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to British subjects in 1807. Britain an ...

was created an autonomous federation within the

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. After independence in 1960, the Governor-General became the representative of the Nigerian monarch, and the office continued to exist till 1963, when Nigeria abolished its monarchy, and became a republic.

List of Governors-General of Nigeria

Flag of the Governor-General

File:Flag of the Governor of Nigeria (1952–1960).svg, Flag used in Colonial Nigeria (1954 to 1960) File:Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria (1960–1963).svg, Flag used in independent Nigeria (1960 to 1963)

References

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

Politics of Nigeria Nigeria and the Commonwealth of Nations