<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This page contains a list of Governors and Governors - General of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, and later of the Federation of Nigeria; both as a British overseas possession and an independent monarchy . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Sovereign </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sir Frederick Lugard (1858--1945) </Td> <Td> 1 January 1914 </Td> <Td> 8 August 1919 </Td> <Td> George V </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Sovereign </Th> </Tr>

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