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Bola Ahmed Tinubu: Head of state, Nigeria

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the head of state of Nigeria, listed by the United Nations as “President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

Posts held

• President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (head of state), Nigeria. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Bola Ahmed Tinubu sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Nigeria (regions, cities).

Above that, Nigeria is a member of:

• African Union level 7
• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Nigeria

• Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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