Q. Who was the first president of Nigeria after independence?

Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first president of Nigeria after independence. He served as the country’s first indigenous president from 1963 to 1966, following Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule in 1960. Initially, the country was a parliamentary democracy with Azikiwe as the governor-general, representing the British monarch. However, when Nigeria became a republic in 1963, Azikiwe took on the role of president, serving as a ceremonial head of state.