The Minister of Finance of Nigeria is a senior cabinet official in the Nigerian Federal Executive Council. The Finance Minister's directs the Nigerian Ministry of Finance and ensures that it operates in a transparent, accountable and efficient manner to bolster the country's economic development priorities. The Minister is assisted by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, a career civil servant. The current Nigerian Minister of Finance is Wale Edun appointed by President Bola Tinubu on 16 August 2023. [1]
Duties of minister
Name | Term |
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Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960–1966 |
Obafemi Awolowo | 1967–1971 |
Shehu Shagari | 1971–1975 |
Asumoh Ete Ekukinam | 1976–1977 |
James Oluleye | 1977–1979 |
Sunday Essang | 1979–1983 |
Onaolapo Soleye | 1984–1985 |
Kalu Idika Kalu | 1985–1986 |
Chu Okongwu | 1986–1990 |
Olu Falae | 1990–1990 |
Abubakar Alhaji | 1990–1993 |
Aminu Saleh | 1993–1993 |
Kalu Idika Kalu | 1993–1994 |
Anthony Ani | 1994–1998 |
Ismaila Usman | August 1998 – May 1999 |
Adamu Ciroma | June 1999 – May 2003 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 15 July 2003 – 21 June 2006 |
Nenadi Usman | July 2006 – May 2007 |
Shamsuddeen Usman | June 2007 – 17 December 2008 |
Mansur Mukhtar | 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 |
Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga | 6 April 2010 – June 2011 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 17 August 2011 – 29 May 2015 |
Kemi Adeosun | 11 November 2015 – 14 September 2018 |
Zainab Ahmed | 14 September 2018 – 29 May 2023 |
Wale Edun | 21 August 2023 – present |
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