The updated Nigerian athletics records for senior men
| Event | Performance | Athlete’s Name | Competition Name | Date |
| 100m | 9.85 | Olusoji Adetokunbo FASUBA (NGR) – 09 Jul 1984 | Doha Qatar IAAF Super Tour | 2006-05-12 |
| 200m | 19.73 | Divine ODUDURU (NGR) – 07 Oct 1996 | NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships | 2019-06-07 |
| 400m | 44.17 | Innocent EGBUNIKE (NGR) – 30 Nov 1961 | Weltklasse Zürich | 1987-08-19 |
| 800m | 1:44.65 | Edose IBADIN (NGR) – 27 Feb 1993 | DC Track Championships | 2023-07-30 |
| 1500m | 3:42.85 | Ado MAUDE (NGR) – 15 Feb 1967 | Cesenatico | 1991-07-19 |
| 1500m | 3:42.85 | Ado MAUDE (NGR) – 15 Feb 1967 | Bologna | 1992-09-09 |
| 3000m | 8:13.01 | Ibrahim KABIR (NGR) – 06 Jun 1968 | Lagos | 1986-06-13 |
| 5000m | 14:15.50 | Timon GUNEM (NGR) | Lagos | 1993-06-19 |
| 10,000m | 29:04.5h | Itsifamus CHOOLON (NGR) | Lagos | 1998-06-07 |
| Half Marathon | 1:04:18 | Emmanuel Gyang GWOM (NGR) – 13 Aug 1993 | Nanning Half Marathon | 2013-12-07 |
| Marathon | 2:16:06 | Abbas MOHAMED (NGR) – 27 Oct 1963 | Lagos | 1990-11-11 |
| 3000mSC | 8:58.56 | Zacharia EWANGFUR (NGR) | Lagos | 1990-09-06 |
| 110mH | 13.27 | Antwon HICKS (NGR) – 12 Mar 1983 | Sapele Nigerian Championships | 2016-07-07 |
| 400mH | 48.42 | Ezekiel NATHANIEL (NGR) – 20 Jun 2003 | Big 12 Conference Championships | 2022-05-15 |
| High Jump | 2.27 | Anthony IDIATA (NGR) – 05 Jan 1975 | Rhodes | 1998-09-09 |
| Pole Vault | 4.60 | Peter MORENO (GBR) – 30 Dec 1990 | Bedford England Combined Events Championships | 2015-05-24 |
| Pole Vault | 4.60 | Peter MORENO (GBR) – 30 Dec 1990 | Bromley British Athletics League | 2015-07-11 |
| Pole Vault | 4.60 | Peter MORENO (NGR) – 30 Dec 1990 | Brazzaville All-Africa Games | 2015-09-14 |
| Long Jump | 8.27 | Yussuf ALLI (NGR) – 28 Jul 1960 | Lagos African Championships | 1989-08-08 |
| Triple Jump | 17.26 | Ajayi AGBEBAKU (NGR) – 06 Dec 1956 | Edmonton Universiade | 1983-07-08 |
| Shot Put | 21.80 | Chukwuebuka Cornnell ENEKWECHI (NGR) – 28 Jan 1993 | CAS Meeting | 2019-08-18 |
| Discus Throw | 67.80 | Adewale OLUKOJU (NGR) – 27 Jul 1968 | Modesto Cal R | 1991-05-11 |
| Hammer Throw | 67.45 | Chukwuebuka Cornnell ENEKWECHI (NGR) – 28 Jan 1993 | 21st National Sports Festival | 2022-12-04 |
| Javelin Throw | 81.22 | Chinecherem NNAMDI (NGR) – 12 Jul 2002 | NCAA West Preliminary Round | 2022-05-25 |
| Decathlon | 7252 | Peter MORENO (NGR) – 30 Dec 1990 | Bedford England Combined Events Championships | 2017-05-28 |
| 20km Walk | 1:31:27 | Bemidele ELEGBEDE (NGR) – 01 Feb 1985 | Abuja All Comers Meet | 2015-03-14 |
| 4x100m | 37.94 | Nigeria (NGR) | IAAF World Championships | 1997-08-09 |
| 4x400m | 2:58.68 | Nigeria (NGR) | The XXVII Olympic Games | 2000-09-30 |