The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The current Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army is Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (BD), from July 2015 till date.
Below is a list of all former of Chief of Army Staff and years in office
| Officer | Title | Period Served |
| Maj Gen Kenneth G. Exham | 1956–1959 | |
| Maj Gen Foster | GOC | |
| Maj Gen John Alexander Mackenzie | GOC | 1963 |
| Maj Gen Sir Christopher Welby-Everard | GOC | 1963–1965 |
| Maj Gen Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi | GOC | 1965–1966 |
| Lt Col Yakubu Gowon FSS | COAS | January 1966 – July 1966 |
| Lt Col Joseph Akahan OFR FSS | COAS | May 1967 – May 1968 |
| Maj Gen Hassan Katsina rcds psc | COAS | May 1968 – January 1971 |
| Maj Gen David Ejoor | COAS | January 1971 – July 1975 |
| Lt Gen Theophilus Danjuma | COAS | July 1975 – October 1979 |
| Lt Gen Ipoola Alani Akinrinade CFR FSS | COAS | October 1979 – April 1980 |
| Lt Gen Gibson Jalo CFR FSS JSS | COAS | April 1980 – October 1981 |
| Lt Gen Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi CFR FSS | COAS | October 1981 – October 1983 |
| Maj Gen Ibrahim Babangida | COAS | January 1984 – August 1985 |
| Lt Gen Sani Abacha GCON, DSS mni | COAS | August 1985 – August 1990 |
| Lt Gen Salihu Ibrahim FSS FHWC | COAS | August 1990 – September 1993 |
| Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed DSS rcds | COAS | September 1993 – November 1993 |
| Maj Gen Chris Alli CRG DSS ndc psc(+) | COAS | November 1993 – August 1994 |
| Maj Gen Alwali Kazir DSS Usawc psc(+) | COA | August 1994 – March 1996 |
| Lt Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi DSS Usawc psc(+) | COAS | March 1996-May 1999 |
| Lt Gen Victor Malu DSS mni fwc psc | COAS | May 1999 – April 2001 |
| Lt Gen Alexander Ogomudia | COAS | April 2001 – June 2003 |
| Lt Gen Martin Luther Agwai | COAS | June 2003 June 2006 |
| Lt Gen Owoye Andrew Azazi | COAS | 1 June 2006 – May 2007 |
| Lt Gen Luka Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc | COAS | June 2007 – August 2008 |
| Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau CFR GSS psc ndc fwc(+) PhD | COAS | August 2008 – September 2010 |
| Lt Gen Onyabor Azubuike Ihejirika CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs | COAS | September 2010 – January 2014 |
| Lt Gen Kenneth Minimah GSS psc(+) fwc | COAS | January 2014 – July 2015 |
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