Events in the year 1963 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Monarch: Until 1 October: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor-General: until 1 October: Nnamdi Azikiwe
President: starting 1 October: Nnamdi Azikiwe
Prime Minister: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Senate President: Dennis Osadebay (until 1 October); Nwafor Orizu (starting 1 October)
House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
Chief Justice: Sir Adetokunbo Ademola
Politics
1 October 1963 - Nigeria became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1 October 1963 - the former Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first President of Nigeria.
1 October 1963 - appeals from the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London were abolished, but cases then pending retained their right of appeal to the J.C.P.C. from the Nigerian court system.
Births
January 21 - Hakeem Olajuwon, basketball playerHakeem Olajuwon player profile at NBA.com
Deaths
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