Finance Minister of Nigeria
Ministry
Minister of Finance of Nigeria | |
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Incumbent since 16 August 2023Wale Edun | |
Federal Ministry of Finance | |
Style | Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Federal Executive Council |
Reports to | The President |
Seat | Abuja |
Appointer | The President |
Formation | 1960 |
First holder | Festus Okotie-Eboh |
Website | osgf |
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 the minister
- Preparation of annual budgetary estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Federal Government.
- Determination of Federal Government fiscal policies.
- Mobilization of domestic and external financial resources for national development purposes.
- Management of foreign exchange reserves.
- Management of Federal Government revenue.
- Currency valuation.
- Regulation of the insurance industry
- Revenue allocation management.
Ministers of Finance
Head of government | Name | Term |
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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960–1966 |
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Yakubu Gowon | Obafemi Awolowo | 1967–1971 |
Shehu Shagari | 1971–1975 | |
Murtala Muhammed Olusegun Obasanjo | Asumoh Ete Ekukinam | 1976–1977 |
Olusegun Obasanjo | James Oluleye | 1977–1979 |
Shehu Shagari | Sunday Essang | 1979–1983 |
Muhammadu Buhari | Onaolapo Soleye | 1984–1985 |
Ibrahim Babangida | Kalu Idika Kalu | 1985–1986 |
Chu Okongwu | 1986–1990 | |
Olu Falae | 1990–1990 | |
Abubakar Alhaji | 1990–1993 | |
Ernest Shonekan | Aminu Saleh | 1993–1993 |
Sani Abacha | Kalu Idika Kalu | 1993–1994 |
Anthony Ani | 1994–1998 | |
Abdulsalami Abubakar | Ismaila Usman | August 1998 – May 1999 |
Olusegun Obasanjo | Adamu Ciroma | June 1999 – May 2003 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 15 July 2003 – 21 June 2006 | |
Nenadi Usman | July 2006 – May 2007 | |
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | Shamsuddeen Usman | June 2007 – 17 December 2008 |
Mansur Mukhtar | 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 | |
Goodluck Jonathan | Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga | 6 April 2010 – June 2011 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 17 August 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
Muhammadu Buhari | Kemi Adeosun | 11 November 2015 – 14 September 2018 |
Zainab Ahmed | 14 September 2018 – 29 May 2023 | |
Bola Tinubu | Wale Edun | 21 August 2023 – present |
See also
References
- ^ "CLOSE-UP: This is Zainab Ahmed - the new finance minister who schooled in Ogun state". TheCable. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
Sources
- Official Website - Federal Ministry of Finance
- Current Minister of Finance