-1). Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon( January 1966 – July 1966
-Corps: Infantry.
-State of Origin: Plateau State
-2). Lt. Col. Joseph Akahan( August 1966 – May 1967).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Benue State
-3). Maj. Gen. Hassan Katsina( May 1968 – January 1971).
-Corps: Armoured
-State of Origin: Katsina State
-4). Maj. Gen. David Ejoor( January 1971 – July 1975).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Delta State
-5). Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma( July 1975 – October 1979).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Taraba State
-6. Lt. Gen. Ipoola Alani Akinrinade( October 1979 – April 1980).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Osun State
-7. Lt. Gen. Gibson Jalo( April 1980 – October 1981 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Adamawa State
-8 ). Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi( October 1981 – October 1983).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Niger State
-9). Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida( January 1984 – August 1985).
-Corps: Armoured Corps
-State of Origin: Niger State
-10). Lt. Gen. Sani Abacha( August 1985 – September 1990).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kano State
-11. Lt. Gen. Salihu Ibrahim( September 1990 – August 1993 ).
-Corps: Armoured
-State of Origin: Kogi State
-12). Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau( September 1993 – November 1993 ).
-Corps: Intelligence
-State of Origin: Zamfara State
-13. Maj. Gen. Chris Alli( November 1993 – August 1994 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Delta State
-14). Maj. Gen. Alwali Kazir( August 1994 – March 1996 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Yobe State
-15. Maj. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi( March 1996 – May 1999 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kebbi State
-16). Lt. Gen. Victor Malu( May 1999 – April 2001 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Benue State
-17. Lt. Gen. Alexander Ogomudia( April 2001 – June 2003 ).
-Corps: Signals
-State of Origin: Delta State
-18). Lt. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai( June 2003 – June 2006 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kaduna State
-19). Lt. Gen. Owoye Andrew Azazi( June 2006 – May 2007 ).
-Corps: Intelligence
-State of Origin: Bayelsa State
-20). Lt. Gen. Luka Yusuf( June 2007 – August 2008 ).
-Corps: Artillery
-State of Origin: Kaduna State
-21). Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau( August 2008 – September 2010 ).
-Corps: Military Police
-State of Origin: Kano State
-22). Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika( September 2010 – January 2014 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Abia State
-23. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah( January 2014 – July 2015 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Rivers State
-24. Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai( July 2015 – January 2021 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Borno State
-25). Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru( January 2021 – May 2021
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kaduna State
-26). Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya( May 2021 – June 2023 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Sokoto State
-27). Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja( June 2023 – November 2024 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Osun State
-28). Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede( October 2024 – Present ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Ekiti State