Prime Minister of Nigeria - wikipedia Prime Minister of Nigeria Prime Minister of Nigeria Flag of Nigeria Appointer Governor - General of Nigeria ( 1960 -- 1963 ) President of Nigeria ( 1963 -- 1966 ; 1993 ) Formation 1 October 1960 4 January 1993 First holder Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Final holder Ernest Shonekan Abolished 15 January 1966 26 August 1993 The Prime Minister of Nigeria was the head of government of Nigeria from 1960 to 1966. Contents 1 History of the office 2 Prime Minister of Nigeria ( 1960 -- 1966 ) 3 See also 4 External links History of the office This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( December 2013 ) Prime Minister of Nigeria ( 1960 -- 1966 ) Parties Northern People 's Congress # Picture Name ( Born -- Died ) Took office Left office Political Party Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) 1 October 1960 1 October 1963 Northern People 's Congress Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( 1 ) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) 1 October 1963 15 January 1966 ( Assassinated ) Northern People 's Congress Post abolished ( 15 January 1966 -- 4 January 1993 ) Ernest Shonekan ( 1936 -- ) 4 January 1993 26 August 1993 Independent Post abolished ( 26 August 1993 -- Present ) See also Nigeria List of Governors - General of Nigeria List of heads of state of Nigeria Vice President of Nigeria Lists of incumbents External links Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria&oldid=772854527 '' Categories : Lists of political office - holders in Nigeria Government of Nigeria Hidden categories : Articles to be expanded from December 2013 All articles to be expanded Articles with empty sections from December 2013 All articles with empty sections Articles using small message boxes Talk Contents About Wikipedia Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 29 March 2017, at 18 : 59. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the first prime minister in nigeria
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa