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Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari GCFR was a Nigerian statesman who served as the first democratically elected executive President of Nigeria during the Second Republic from 1979 to 1983.
A British-trained lawyer and industrialist who served as the interim Head of State of Nigeria following the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a Nigerian military and political leader who served as the nation's military head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as its democratically elected president from 1999 to 2007.
Chinua Achebe was a world-renowned Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, best known for his 1958 masterpiece 'Things Fall Apart', which redefined the portrayal of African society in literature.
Christy Essien-Igbokwe, known as Nigeria’s Lady of Songs, was a pioneering singer, actress, and humanitarian who significantly shaped the Nigerian music and entertainment landscape.
Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was a pivotal figure in Nigeria's struggle for independence; he served as the nation's first President and, earlier, as the first Nigerian Governor-General of independent Nigeria.
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, often known as IBB, was the military President of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, overseeing significant economic reforms and a controversial political transition.
Muhammadu Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general and politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, following a prior term as military head of state.
General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was a prominent Nigerian military leader who served as Nigeria's Head of State from 29 July 1975 until his assassination in a failed coup attempt on 13 February 1976.
General Yakubu Gowon served as Nigeria's Head of State from 1966 to 1975, leading the nation through the Nigerian Civil War and implementing the policy of 'No Victor, No Vanquished'.
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was a senior Nigerian military officer who served as the second Head of State of Nigeria and the country's first military ruler following the 1966 coup d'état.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a distinguished Nigerian economist and international development expert who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
Olusegun Obasanjo is a Nigerian statesman who served as both a military head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as the democratically elected president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was a distinguished Nigerian statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria from 1960 until his assassination in 1966.
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist who made history in 1986 as the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.