| Nigerian Legion | |
| Abbreviation: | NL |
| Region Served: | Nigeria |
| Type: | Veterans' organization |
| Status: | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters: | Abuja |
| Location Country: | Nigeria |
| Leader Title: | National Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Major General Abdulmalik Jibril |
| Leader Title2: | Secretary-General |
| Leader Name2: | Major Vincent O. Abiola |
| Leader Title3: | Dominion President |
| Leader Name3: | Bruce Julian |
| Affiliations: | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League |
The Nigerian Legion is a non-profit Nigerian veterans' organization founded in 1964.[1] Members includes people who served in the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is a statutory body, as outlined in the Federal Republic of Nigeria official Gazette No. 64 vol. 75 dated 30 September 1988. It is designed to address the welfare needs of veterans.
It was established by the 1964 Act of Parliament and subsequently amended by the Nigerian Legion Interim Management Decree 25 of 1977 and Nigerian Legion Decree No. 37 of 1988.[2] [3] [4]