Governor of Northern Nigeria

Governor of
Northern Nigeria
Governor of ; Northern Nigeria
	Gubernatorial Seal
	Gubernatorial Flag
	Incumbent; interregnum;
	Regional Government of Northern Nigeria
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Arewa House
Seat	Kaduna
Appointer	The Crown, later Government of Nigeria
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution and Laws of Northern Nigeria
Formation	1 January 1897
First holder	Frederick John Dealtry Lugard; 1 January 1897

The High Commissioner or Governor of Northern Nigeria, originally the High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, after 1914 the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Commissioner, or Governor General of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria, was effectively the viceroy of Northern Nigeria, exercising British suzerainty as representative of the Crown. The office of High Commissioner was first established on 1 January 1897, by letters patent from Queen Victoria, and after the departure of the British in 1960 it was continued until 1967 as representative of the new administration in Lagos.

With effect from 27 May 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State, North-Western State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Kwara State, and the Benue-Plateau State, each with its own Governor.

Governors

Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Notes
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard	1900	1906	High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Percy Girouard	1907	1909	High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Henry Hesketh Bell	1909	1911	High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Charles Lindsay	1911	1912	High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard	1912	1914	Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
Sir Charles Lindsay Temple	1914	1917	Lieutenant Governor
Herbert Symonds Goldsmith	1917	1921	Lieutenant Governor
Sir William Frederick Gowers	1921	1925	Lieutenant Governor
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer	1925	1930	Lieutenant Governor
Cyril Wilson Alexander	1930	1932	Chief Commissioner
George Sinclair Browne	1932	1936	Chief Commissioner
Sir Theodore Samuel Adams	1936	1943	Chief Commissioner
Sir John Robert Patterson	1943	1947	Chief Commissioner
Eric Westbury Thompstone	1947	1951	Chief Commissioner
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone	1951	1952	Lieutenant Governor
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone	1952	1953	Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith	1 October 1954	2 December 1957	Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Sir Gawain Westray Bell	2 December 1957	1962	Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim	1962	16 January 1966	Governor
Hassan Usman Katsina	16 January 1966	27 May 1967	Governor (military)