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 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960–1966 |
| Adamu Ciroma | 1999–2003 |
| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 2003–2006 |
| Nnenadi Usman | 2006–2007 |
| Shamsuddeen Usman | 2007–2009 |
| Mansur Mukhtar | 2009–2010 |
| Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga | 2010– June, 2011 |
| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | July 2011–Present |
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