Nigeria got her independence in 1960. These colonial masters ruled between the year 1914 to1960.

1. Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard [1914-1919]

2. Sir Hugh Clifford [1919-1925]

3. Sir Creamer Thompson [1925-1931]

4. Sir Bernard Richard [1935-1943]

5. Sir Arthur Richard [1943-1948]

6. Sir John McPherson [1948-1958]

7. Sir James Robertson [1958-1960]                                                                                                                                                          

Youth obey the Clarion call

Let us lift our Nation high

Under the sun or in the rain

With dedication, and selflessness

Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we serve.