<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Name ( Born -- Died ) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) </Td> <Td> 1 October 1960 </Td> <Td> 1 October 1963 </Td> <Td> Northern People 's Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 1 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) </Td> <Td> 1 October 1963 </Td> <Td> 15 January 1966 ( Assassinated ) </Td> <Td> Northern People 's Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Post abolished ( 15 January 1966 -- 4 January 1993 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ernest Shonekan ( 1936 -- ) </Td> <Td> 4 January 1993 </Td> <Td> 26 August 1993 </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Post abolished ( 26 August 1993 -- Present ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Name ( Born -- Died ) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) </Td> <Td> 1 October 1960 </Td> <Td> 1 October 1963 </Td> <Td> Northern People 's Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="6"> Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ( 1 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ( 1912 -- 1966 ) </Td> <Td> 1 October 1963 </Td> <Td> 15 January 1966 ( Assassinated ) </Td> <Td> Northern People 's Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Post abolished ( 15 January 1966 -- 4 January 1993 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ernest Shonekan ( 1936 -- ) </Td> <Td> 4 January 1993 </Td> <Td> 26 August 1993 </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="6"> Post abolished ( 26 August 1993 -- Present ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa