1960 in Nigeria

Events in the year 1960 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

 * Monarch:
 * until 1 October: position not in existence
 * starting 1 October: Queen Elizabeth II
 * Governor-General: Sir James Wilson Robertson (until 16 November), Nnamdi Azikiwe (starting 16 November)
 * Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
 * Senate President:
 * 1 January: position established
 * 1 January – 1 October: Nnamdi Azikiwe
 * starting 1 October: Dennis Osadebay
 * House Speaker: Jaja Wachukwu (until 1 October); Ibrahim Jalo Waziri (starting 1 October)
 * Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola

Politics

 * July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth
 * October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day
 * October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister
 * October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general.
 * November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general