1) Nnamdi Azikiwe (1 January 1960 – 1 October 1960)
2) Dennis Osadebay (1 October 1960 – 1 October 1963)
3) Nwafor Orizu (1 October 1963 – 15 January 1966)
4) Joseph Wayas (1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983)
5) Iyorchia Ayu (5 December 1992 – November 1993)
6) Ameh Ebute (November 1993 – November 17 1993)
7) Evan Enwerem (3 June 1999 – 18 November 1999)
8 ) Chuba Okadigbo (18 November 1999 – 8 August 2000)
9) Anyim Pius Anyim (8 August 2000 – 3 June 2003)
10) Adolphus Wabara (3 June 2003 – 5 April 2005)
11) Ken Nnamani (5 April 2005 – 5 June 2007)
12) David Mark (5 June 2007 – 6 June 2015)
13) Bukola Saraki (9 June 2015 – 9 June 2019)
14) Ahmad Lawan (11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023)
15) Godswill Akpabio (13 June 2023)
