The minister of education of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Ministry of Education and a member of the Federal Executive Council.
Political party: Name (Born-Died)PortraitTerm of officeCabinetFirst Republic1Aja Nwachukwu (1918–2001)19581965Balewa (I)2Richard Akinjide (1930–2020)19651966Balewa (II)Military Government (1966–1979)3Wenike Opurum Briggs (1918–1987)19661971Gowon (Federal Executive Council)4Abudu Yesufu Eke (1923–)October 197119755Ahmadu Ali (b. 1936)August 19751978Muhammed (Federal Executive Council)
Obasanjo
(Federal Executive Council)6Garrick Barilee Leton (1933–2013)19781979Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council)Second Republic7Ihechukwu Madubuike (b. 1944)December 19791981 (resigned)Shagari (I)8Sylvester Ugoh (b. 1931)1981October 19839Sunday Afolabi (1931–2004)October 1983December 1983Shagari (II)Military Government (1983–1993)10Yarima Ibrahim Abdullahi (b. 1939)January 19841985Buhari (Federal Executive Council)11Abdullahi Ibrahim (1939–2021)1985August 198512Jibril Aminu (b. 1939)19851989Babangida (Federal Executive Council)13Babs Fafunwa (1923–2010)19901992Third Republic (Interim National Government)14Ben Nwabueze (1931–2023)January 1993 (secretary)17 November 1993Shonekan (I)Military Government (1993–1999)15Iyorchia Ayu (b. 1952)26 November 19931995Abacha (Federal Executive Council)16M T Liman (–2012)1995199717Dauda Birma (1940–2021)December 19971998Abubakar (Federal Executive Council)18Samuel Olaiya Oni (1941–2015)August 1998June 1999Fourth Republic19Tunde Adeniran (b. 1945)June 199931 January 2001Obasanjo (I)20Babalola Borishade (1946–2017)8 February 2001May 200321Fabian Osuji (1942–2024)July 200322 March 2005 (sacked)Obasanjo (II)22Chinwe Obaji (b. 1951)June 200521 June 2006 (sacked)23Oby Ezekwesili (b. 1963)21 June 2006April 200724Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu (1952–2015)26 July 200717 December 2008Yar'Adua (I)25Sam Egwu (b. 1954)17 December 200817 March 2010Jonathan (I)26Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i (b. 1958) 6 April 201011 September 2013 (sacked)Jonathan (II)27Nyesom Wike (b. 1967)11 September 2013 (supervising)9 July 201428Ibrahim Shekarau (b. 1955)9 July 2014November 201529Adamu Adamu (b. 1954)11 November 201529 May 2023Buhari (I • II)35Tahir Mamman (b. 1954)21 August 202323 October 2024Tinubu (I)36Tunji Alausa23 October 2024IncumbentTinubu
Ministers of State for Education The following people acted as Ministers of State for Education:
Bala Usman (1979 to 1982) Elizabeth Iyase (1979 to 1982) L. A. Bamigbaiye (1982 to 1983) Abraham Imogie (January 1993 to November 1993) Alhaji Dongodaji (January 1993 to January 1994) Wada Nas (January 1995 to February 1995) Iyabo Anisulowo (February 1997 to December 1997) A. N. Achunine (December 1997 to June 1998) Alhaji S. Saadu (August 1998 to May 1999) Lawam Batagarawa (June 1999 to 2001) Bello Usman (February 2001 to June 2003) Hajia Bintu Musa (July 2003 to June 2005) Halima Tayo Alao (June 2005 to 2006) Grace Ogwuche (February 2006 to June 2006) Sayadi Abba Ruma (June 2006 to April 2007) Adewunmi Abitoye (June 2006 to May 2007) Jerry Agada (June 2007 to December 2008) Aishatu Jibril Dukku (June 2007 – 2010)
See also
Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)
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