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 State1 Flora Azikiwe (1917–1983) 1 October 1963 16 January 1966 Nnamdi Azikiwe2 Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi (1923–2021) 16 January 1966 29 July 1966 Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi3 Victoria Gowon (1946–) 1 August 1966 29 July 1975 Yakubu Gowon4 Ajoke Muhammed(1941–) 29 July 1975 13 February 1976 Murtala Mohammed5 Esther Oluremi Obasanjo (1941–) 13 February 1976 1 October 1979 Olusegun Obasanjo6 Hadiza Shagari (1940/1941–2021) 1 October 1979 31 December 1983 Shehu Shagari7 Safinatu Buhari (1952–2006) 31 December 1983 27 August 1985 Muhammadu Buhari8 Maryam Babangida (1948–2009) 27 August 1985 26 August 1993 Ibrahim Babangida9 Margaret Shonekan (1941–) 26 August 1993 17 November 1993 Ernest Shonekan10 Maryam Abacha (1949–) 17 November 1993 8 June 1998 Sani Abacha11 Fati Lami Abubakar (1951–) 8 June 1998 29 May 1999 Abdulsalami Abubakar12 Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) 29 May 1999 23 October 2005 (Died in office) Olusegun ObasanjoVacant13 Turai Yar'Adua (1957–) 29 May 2007 5 May 2010 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua14 Patience Jonathan (1957–) 6 May 2010 29 May 2015 Goodluck Jonathan15 Aisha Buhari (1971–) 29 May 2015 29 May 2023 Muhammadu Buhari16 Oluremi Tinubu (1960–) 29 May 2023 Present Bola Tinubu
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