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First Lady of Nigeria

Informal title held by the spouse of the president of Nigeria

Summary

Informal title held by the spouse of the president of Nigeria

Field	Value
post	First Lady
body	Nigeria
insigniasize	150px
insigniacaption	Seal of the First Lady of Nigeria
incumbent	Oluremi Tinubu
incumbentsince	29 May 2023
formation	1963
inaugural	Flora Azikiwe

The first lady of Nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the president of Nigeria. The current first lady is Oluremi Tinubu who has held the title since 29 May 2023.

The Constitution of Nigeria does not create an office for the country's first lady or potential first gentleman. However, official funding and staff have been allocated to the first lady of Nigeria since the country's independence. The first lady is addressed by the title Her Excellency.

History

Stella Obasanjo is the only Nigerian first lady to have died in office.

First ladies of Nigeria

No.	Image	Name	Term begins	Term ends	President or Head of State	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Flora Azikiwe (1917–1983)	1 October 1963	16 January 1966	Nnamdi Azikiwe
	Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi (1923–2021)	16 January 1966	29 July 1966	Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
	Victoria Gowon (1946–)	1 August 1966	29 July 1975	Yakubu Gowon
	Ajoke Muhammed(1941–)	29 July 1975	13 February 1976	Murtala Mohammed
	Esther Oluremi Obasanjo (1941–)	13 February 1976	1 October 1979	Olusegun Obasanjo
	first=	last=	title=Former Nigerian First Lady dies of COVID-19 in Abuja	url=https://politicsnigeria.com/hadiza-shagari-is-dead/	work=Politics Nigeria	date=2021-08-12	access-date=2021-09-02	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812170811/https://politicsnigeria.com/hadiza-shagari-is-dead/	archive-date=2021-08-12	url-status=live}} (1940/1941–2021)	1 October 1979	31 December 1983	Shehu Shagari
	Safinatu Buhari (1952–2006)	31 December 1983	27 August 1985	Muhammadu Buhari
	Maryam Babangida (1948–2009)	27 August 1985	26 August 1993	Ibrahim Babangida
	Margaret Shonekan (1941–)	26 August 1993	17 November 1993	Ernest Shonekan
	Maryam Abacha (1949–)	17 November 1993	8 June 1998	Sani Abacha
	Fati Lami Abubakar (1951–)	8 June 1998	29 May 1999	Abdulsalami Abubakar
	Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005)	29 May 1999	23 October 2005 (Died in office)	Olusegun Obasanjo
Vacant
()
[[File:Turai Yar'Adua.jpg	100px]]	Turai Yar'Adua (1957–)	29 May 2007	5 May 2010	Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
[[File:Patience Jonathan.jpg	100px]]	Patience Jonathan (1957–)	6 May 2010	29 May 2015	Goodluck Jonathan
[[File:The First Lady of Nigeria Her Excellency Aisha Buhari.jpg	100px]]	Aisha Buhari (1971–)	29 May 2015	29 May 2023	Muhammadu Buhari
	Oluremi Tinubu (1960–)	29 May 2023	Present	Bola Tinubu

References

Okon-Ekong, Nseobong. (2010-10-02). "Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays". [[AllAfrica.com]].
(2021-08-12). "Former Nigerian First Lady dies of COVID-19 in Abuja". [[Politics Nigeria]].

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