List of Nigerian flags
This is a list of flags used in Nigeria.
National flag
Governmental flags
Presidential flags
Military flags
Subnational flags
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 700–1380 | Flag of the Kanem Empire | A White Field with a Green Palm Tree in the center. | |
| 1380–1893 | Flag of the Bornu Empire | A Brown Field with a White Crescent Moon in the center. | |
| 1640–1902 | Flag of the Aro Confederacy | A black background with a sword and gun with a bird on top with the word “OMU” and “ARO-CHUKWU at the bottom of the flag.On the right and left are two crowns and in the middle two hands appearing to be trading something. | |
| 1897 | A flag which was captured by British forces from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897 | A red background with a man with a sword cutting someone’s head off. | |
| 1804–1903 | Flag of the Sokoto Caliphate | ||
| 1887–1888 | Flag of the Royal Niger Company | ||
| 1888–1899 | Flag of the Royal Niger Company | ||
| 1870–1888 | Flag of the British West African Settlements | ||
| 1888–1906 | Flag of the Lagos Colony | ||
| 1884–1893 | Flag of the Oil Rivers Protectorate | ||
| 1893–1899 | Flag of the Niger Coast Protectorate | ||
| 1900–1914 | Flag of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate | ||
| 1900–1914 | Flag of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate | ||
| 1914–1952 | Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, surrounding a Tudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. | |
| 1952-1960 | Flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | British blue ensign with a green six-pointed star described as the Seal of Solomon, surrounding a Tudor Crown with the white word "Nigeria" under it on a red disc. | |
| 1959 | Akinkunmi's original proposal for the flag of independent Nigeria | ||
| 1960–1998 | Naval ensign | A white field with a red St. George's Cross, with the national flag in canton. | |
| 1963 | Former flag of the president, adopted in 1963 |