List of governors and governors-general of Nigeria
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This page contains a list of Governors and Governors-General of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, and later of the Federation of Nigeria; both as a British overseas possession and an independent monarchy.
Governor-General of Nigeria, 1914–1919
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Sovereign |
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Sir Frederick Lugard (1858–1945) |
1 January 1914 | 8 August 1919 | George V |
Governors of Nigeria, 1919–1954
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Sovereign |
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Sir Hugh Clifford (1866–1941) |
8 August 1919 | 13 November 1925 | George V |
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Sir Graeme Thomson (1877–1933) | |
13 November 1925 | 17 June 1931 | George V |
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Sir Donald Cameron (1872–1948) |
17 June 1931 | 1 November 1935 | George V |
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Sir Bernard Bourdillon (1883–1948) |
1 November 1935 | 1943 | George V Edward VIII George VI |
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Sir Arthur Richards (1885–1978) |
1943 | 5 February 1948 | George VI |
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Sir John Macpherson (1898–1971) |
5 February 1948 | 1 October 1954 | George VI Elizabeth II |
Governors-General of Nigeria, 1954–1963
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Sovereign |
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| File:Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria.svg | Sir John Macpherson (1898–1971) |
1 October 1954 | 15 June 1955 | Elizabeth II |
| File:Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria.svg | Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983) |
15 June 1955 | 16 November 1960 | Elizabeth II |
| File:Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria.svg | Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) |
16 November 1960 | 1 October 1963 | Elizabeth II |