NATIONAL RECORDS – MEN
| Event | Performance | Wind | Athlete’s Name | Date of Birth Day/month/year | Venue | Date Day/month/year | |
| 100 | 9.85 | 0.2 | Olusoji Fasuba | 28 Dec 1977 | Doha, Qatar | 12/05/2006 | |
| 200 | 19.84 | 1.7 | Francis Obikwelu | 22 Nov 1978 | Sevilla | 25 Aug 1999 | |
| 400 | 44.17 | Innocent Egbunike | 30 Nov 1961 | Zurich | 19 Aug 1987 | ||
| 800 | 1:45.91 | Ado Maude | 15 Feb 1967 | Bologna | 09 Sep 1992 | ||
| 1500 | 3:42.85 | Ado Maude | 15 Feb 1967 | Cesenatico | 19 Jul 1991 | ||
| 3000 | 8:13.01 | Ibrahim Kabir | Lage | 13 Jun 1986 | |||
| 5000 | 14:15.50 | Timon Gunem | Lagos | 19 Jun 1993 | |||
| 10000 | 29:04.5 | Itsfanus Chollom | Lagos | 07 Jun 1998 | |||
| Half Marathon | 1:10.43 | Umaru Mohammed | 02 Aug 1978 | Brussels | 05 May 2002 | ||
| Marathon | 2:16:06 | Mohammed Abbas | Lagos | 11 Nov 1990 | |||
| 3000m SC | 8:58.56 | Zacharia Fwangfur | Lagos | 06 Sep 1990 | |||
| 110m Hurdles* | 13..53 | 0.2 | William Erese | 12 Sep 1976 | Lagos | 17 Jun 1995 | |
| 400m Hurdles* | 48.50 | Henry Amike | 04 Oct 1961 | Roma | 31 Aug 1987 | ||
| High Jump | 2.27 | Anthony Idiata | 05 Jan 1975 | Rodos | 09 Sep 1998 | ||
| High Jump | 2.27 | Anthony Idiata | 05 Jan 1975 | JHNSB(RSA) | 18 Sep 1999 | ||
| Pole Vault | 4.45 | Festus Saliu | Lagos | 01 Aug 1991 | |||
| Long Jump | 8.27 | Yusuf Alli | 28 Jul 1960 | Lagos | 08 Aug 1989 | ||
| Triple Jump | 17.26 | Ajayi Agbebaku | 06 Jan 1955 | Edmonton | 08 Jul 1983 | ||
| Shot Put | 20.02m | Chima Ugwu | 19 Jul 1973 | Halle Germany | 24 May, 2003 | ||
| Discus Throw | 67.80 | Adewale Olukoju | 27 Jul 1968 | Modesto, CA | 11 May 1991 | ||
| Hammer Throw | 66.92 | Christian Okoye | Westwood | 22 Mar 1986 | |||
| Javelin Throw | 81.08 | Pius Bazighe | 15 Mar 1972 | Athina | 16 Jun 1999 | ||
| Decathlon | 7,203 | Mbanefo Akpom | 1966 | Northridge | 12 Apr 1987 | ||
| 20km walk road | 1:36.30 | Oluwole Odunuga | 15 Jul 1982 | Accra | 06 Sep 2002 | ||
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| 4x100m Relay* | 37.91 | (I.Asonze, F. Obikwelu, D. Effiong, D. Aliu) | Sevilla | 29 Aug 1999 | |||
| 4x400m Relay* | 2:58.68 | (C.Chukwu, J. .Monye, S. Bada, E.Udo-Obong) | Sydney | 30 Sep 2000 |