Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria.
Nnamdi Azikiwe was a Nigerian statesman, journalist, and nationalist who served as the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. He was a leading figure in the struggle for Nigerian independence from British colonial rule and was a founding member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, one of the country's first political parties. Azikiwe also played a key role in the establishment of the University of Nigeria, the country's first indigenous university. He is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most important historical figures.