1962 in Nigeria
# 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.
