No. |
Portrait |
Chief of the Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
1 | | Skutil, FrancisCaptain Francis William Skutil | 1956 | 1958 | 1–2 years | – |
2 | | Kennedy, AlexanderCommodore Alexander R. Kennedy | 1958 | March 1964 | 5–6 years | – |
3 | | Wey, JosephVice Admiral Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey OFR FSS (1918–1991) Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters | March 1964 | January 1973 | 8 years, 10 months | – |
4 | | Soroh, NelsonRear Admiral Nelson Bossman Soroh MFR FSS idc (1928–2006) | January 1973 | 29 July 1975 | 2 years, 6 months | – |
5 | | Adelanwa, MichaelRear Admiral Michael Ayinde Adelanwa GCON FSS rcds (born 1937) | 29 July 1975 | 15 April 1980 | 4 years, 261 days | – |
6 | | Aduwo, AkintundeVice Admiral Akintunde Aduwo CFR FSS FBIM (born 1938) | 15 April 1980 | 31 December 1983 | 3 years, 260 days | – |
7 | | Aikhomu, AugustusRear Admiral Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu FSS Psc, mni (1939–2011) later Chief of General Staff | January 1984 | October 1986 | 2 years, 9 months | – |
8 | | Koshoni, PatrickVice Admiral Patrick Seubo Koshoni FSS Psc, mni (1943–2020) | October 1986 | January 1990 | 3 years, 3 months | – |
9 | | Nyako, MurtalaVice Admiral Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako FSS Psc, mni (born 1942/1943) | January 1990 | February 1992 | 2 years | – |
10 | | Omosola, DanVice Admiral Dan Preston Omosola FSS , DSO, psc, rcds | February 1992 | September 1993 | 1 year 7 months | – |
11 | | Saidu, SuleimanRear Admiral Suleiman Saidu FSS , LSS, MSS, DSS, rcds (born 1942) | September 1993 | November 1993 | 2 months | – |
12 | | Madueke, AllisonRear Admiral Allison Amaechina Madueke FSS DSS, MRNI, mni (born 1944) | November 1993 | August 1994 | 9 months | – |
13 | | Akhigbe, MichaelRear Admiral Okhai Michael Akhigbe FSS DSS, psc, mni (1946–2013) later Chief of General Staff | August 1994 | 9 June 1998 | 3 years, 10 months | – |
14 | | Ayinla, JubrilVice Admiral Jubril Ayinla GCON FSS DSS, psc, Usnwc, fwc (born 1948) | 9 June 1998 | 29 May 1999 | 354 days | – |
15 | | Ombu, VictorVice Admiral Victor Ombu CFR mni (born 1947) | 29 May 1999 | 24 April 2001 | 1 year, 329 days | – |
16 | | Afolayan, SamuelVice Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan DSS, psc, fwc (born 1948) | 24 April 2001 | 20 July 2005 | 4 years, 87 days | – |
17 | | Adekeye, GaniyuVice Admiral Ganiyu Tunde Adegboyega Adekeye DSS, psc, mirss, mni (born 1952) | 20 July 2005 | 20 August 2008 | 3 years, 31 days | – |
18 | | Ibrahim, IshayaVice Admiral Ishaya Iko Ibrahim CFR DSS, psc, fwc (1952–2022) | 20 August 2008 | 8 September 2010 | 2 years, 19 days | – |
19 | | Ibrahim, OlaVice Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim DSS, psc, rcds, fwc, LLB, (Hons) MA (born 1955) later Chief of Defence Staff | 8 September 2010 | 4 October 2012 | 2 years, 26 days | – |
20 | | Ezeoba,DeleVice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba GSS, fwc, Msc, MRIN, FCIS (born 1958) | 4 October 2012 | 20 January 2014 | 1 year, 108 days | – |
21 | | Jibrin, UsmanVice Admiral Usman Oyibe Jibrin GSS, AM, psc+, mni, LLB, PGCPA (born 1959) | 20 January 2014 | 21 July 2015 | 1 year, 182 days | – |
22 | | Ibas, Ibok-EteVice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (born 1960) | 21 July 2015 | 29 January 2021 | 5 years, 192 days | – |
23 | | Gambo, AwwalVice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo (born 1965) | 29 January 2021 | 23 June 2023 | 2 years, 145 days | – |
24 | | Ogalla, EmmanuelVice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla (born 1968) | 23 June 2023 | Incumbent | 333 days | – |