1962 in Nigeria
'''1962 crisis in Nigeria'''
Incumbents
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Nnamdi Azikiwe
- Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- Senate President: Dennis Osadebay
- House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
- Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola
Politics
- May 1962 – Action Group, a Western Region party led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, split into two, resulting in a crisis in western Nigeria.