Onigbinde was only appointed a few months ago when Shaibu Amodu left after the African Nations Cup.
However, he has been in charge of the Super Eagles before.
He took to full-time coaching in 1974 and gained qualifications in Germany and Brazil before landing the job as Nigeria coach in 1982.
The team reached the 1984 Nations Cup final under him before he left that year to manage the country's top club, Shooting Stars.
Onigbinde guided them to the final of the African Champions League which they lost to Egyptian side Zamalek FC.
A former member of the Nigeria FA, Onigbinde is also a Caf and Fifa technical instructor.
He has also worked in a technical capacity with the Trinidad and Tobago FA.