1961 in Nigeria
# 1961 in Nigeria

Events in the year 1961 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

* February 1961 - British Cameroons referendum
* June 1, 1961 - southern Cameroon became a Province within Northern Nigeria.
* October 1961 - Northern Cameroon dissociated from Nigeria.
