Concept:In Nigeria’s parliamentary system after independence, the head of government was the Prime Minister.
Explanation:Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960.
The Prime Minister leads the government in a Westminster-style system.
Tafawa Balewa became the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria.
Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the ceremonial Governor-General and later President, not the head of government.
Ahmadu Bello was the Premier of the Northern Region.
Herbert Macaulay was a pre-independence nationalist leader.
Thus, the first head of government after independence was Tafawa Balewa.
Answer:C. Tafawa Balewa