List of foreign ministers of Nigeria

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Incumbent
Yusuf Tuggar
since 21 August 2023
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of Federal Cabinet
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
DeputyMinister of State
Website foreignaffairs.gov.ng

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Federal Executive Council.

The first woman to serve as the Nigerian foreign minister was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was in the post briefly in 2006. [1]

Political party:   NPC    NCNC    NPP    APC    PDP    Military

Name

(Born-Died)

PortraitTerm of OfficeCabinet
First Republic
1 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

(1912–1966)

Nigerian Public Domain 612.jpg 1 October 1960 [2] 17 July 1961 Balewa

(I)

2 Jaja Wachuku

(1918–1996)

Jaja Wachuku at UN New York USA.jpg 17 July 1961 [2] 7 January 1965
3 Nuhu Bamalli

(1917–2001)

1 December 1965 [2] 17 January 1966Balewa

(II)

Military Government (1966–1979)
4 Okoi Arikpo

(1916–1995)

Okoi Arikpo (1969).jpg 3 September 1967 [2] 29 July 1975 Gowon

(Federal Executive Council)

5 Joseph Nanven Garba

(1943–2002)

6 August 1975 [3] July 1978 Muhammed

(Federal Executive Council)

Obasanjo

(Federal Executive Council)

6 Henry Adefope

(1926–2012)

Henry Adefope.jpg July 1978 [4] 1979Obasanjo

(Federal Executive Council)

Second Republic
7 Ishaya Audu

(1927–2005)

December 1979 [5] October 1983 Shagari

(I)

8 Emeka Anyaoku

(b. 1933)

October 1983 [6] December 1983Shagari

(II)

Military Government (1983–1993)
9 Ibrahim Gambari

(b. 1944)

Ibrahim Gambari, UNDP-USA-159HR-09 crop.jpg 18 January 1984 [7] 27 August 1985 Buhari

(Federal Executive Council)

10 Bolaji Akinyemi

(b. 1942)

11 September 1985 [8] 21 December 1987 Babangida

(Federal Executive Council)

11 Ike Nwachukwu

(b. 1940)

21 December 1987 [9] 30 December 1989
12 Rilwanu Lukman

(1938–2014)

30 December 1989 [10] 30 August 1990
13Ike Nwachukwu

(b. 1940)

30 August 1990January 1993
Third Republic (Interim National Government)
14 Matthew Mbu

(1929–2012)

Matthew Mbu (1963).jpg 4 January 1993 [11] 17 November 1993 Shonekan

(I)

Military Government (1993–1999)
15 Baba Gana Kingibe

(b. 1945)

23 November 1993 [12] 20 March 1995 Abacha

(Federal Executive Council)

16 Tom Ikimi

(b. 1944)

20 March 19958 June 1998
17 Ignatius Olisemeka

(b. 1932)

20 August 1998 [13] June 1999 Abubakar

(Federal Executive Council)

Fourth Republic
18 Sule Lamido

(b. 1948)

30 June 1999 [14] May 2003Obasanjo

(I)

19 Oluyemi Adeniji

(1934–2017)

Colin Powell with Oluyemi Adeniji, September 2003 (cropped).jpg 8 July 2003 [15] June 2006Obasanjo

(II)

20 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

(b. 1954)

Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi (2008 portrait).jpg 21 June 2006 [16] 4 August 2006

(resigned) [17]

21 Joy Ogwu

(b. 1946)

30 August 2006 [18] 29 May 2007
22 Ojo Maduekwe

(1945–2016)

Ojo Maduekwe cropped.jpg 26 July 2007 [19] 17 March 2010 Yar'Adua

(I)

23 Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi

(b. 1954)

17 March 2010

(supervising)

April 2010 Jonathan

(I)

24 Henry Odein Ajumogobia

(b. 1956)

Henry Odein Ajumogobia and Clinton 2010 - crop.jpg 5 April 2010 [20] 9 July 2011Jonathan

(II)

25 Olugbenga Ashiru

(1948–2014)

Olugbenga Ashiru 2013.jpg 11 July 201111 September 2013
26 Viola Onwuliri

(b. 1956)

Viola Onwuliri crop.jpg 11 September 2013March 2014
27 Aminu Bashir Wali

(b. 1941)

5 March 2014 [21] 29 May 2015
28 Geoffrey Onyeama

(b. 1956)

H. E. Geoffrey Onyeama, HMFA.jpg 11 November 2015 [22] 29 May 2023Buhari

(III)

29 Yusuf Tuggar

(b. 1967)

I miss you - Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Pressekonference-2805.jpg 21 August 2023 [23] Incumbent Tinubu

(I)

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