1962 in Nigeria

Events in the year 1962 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

 * May 1962 – Action Group, a Western Region party led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, split into two, resulting in a crisis in western Nigeria.