1961 in Nigeria

Events in the year 1961 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
 * Governor-General: Nnamdi Azikiwe
 * Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
 * Senate President: Dennis Osadebay
 * House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
 * Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola

Politics

 * February 1961 - British Cameroons referendum
 * June 1, 1961 - southern Cameroon became a Province within Northern Nigeria.
 * October 1961 - Northern Cameroon dissociated from Nigeria.