| Minister of Education | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the Nigerian Government | |
.svg) State flag of Nigeria | |
| Incumbent Morufu Olatunji Alausa | |
| Federal Ministry of Education | |
| Member of | Federal Cabinet |
| Appointer | The President |
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: NCNC AG NPN NPP APC PDP Military
| Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Republic | |||||
| 1 | Aja Nwachukwu
(1918–2001) |
1958 | 1965 | Balewa
(I) | |
| 2 | Richard Akinjide
(1930–2020) |
1965 | 1966 | Balewa
(II) | |
| Military Government (1966–1979) | |||||
| 3 | Wenike Opurum Briggs
(1918–1987) |
|
1966 | 1971 | Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
| 4 | Abudu Yesufu Eke
(1923–) |
October 1971 | 1975 | ||
| 5 | Ahmadu Ali
(b. 1936) |
August 1975 | 1978 | Muhammed
(Federal Executive Council) (Federal Executive Council) | |
| 6 | Garrick Barilee Leton
(1933–2013) |
1978 | 1979 | Obasanjo
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| Second Republic | |||||
| 7 | Ihechukwu Madubuike
(b. 1944) |
December 1979 | 1981
(resigned) |
Shagari
(I) | |
| 8 | Sylvester Ugoh
(b. 1931) |
1981 | October 1983 | ||
| 9 | Sunday Afolabi
(1931–2004) |
October 1983 | December 1983 | Shagari
(II) | |
| Military Government (1983–1993) | |||||
| 10 | Yarima Ibrahim Abdullahi
(b. 1939) |
January 1984 | 1985 | Buhari
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 11 | Abdullahi Ibrahim
(1939–2021) |
1985 | August 1985 | ||
| 12 | Jibril Aminu
(b. 1939) |
1985 | 1989 | Babangida
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 13 | Babs Fafunwa
(1923–2010) |
1990 | 1992 | ||
| Third Republic (Interim National Government) | |||||
| 14 | Ben Nwabueze
(1931–2023) |
January 1993
(secretary) |
17 November 1993 | Shonekan
(I) | |
| Military Government (1993–1999) | |||||
| 15 | Iyorchia Ayu
(b. 1952) |
|
26 November 1993 | 1995 | Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) |
| 16 | M T Liman
(–2012) |
1995 | 1997 | ||
| 17 | Dauda Birma
(1940–2021) |
December 1997 | 1998 | Abubakar
(Federal Executive Council) | |
| 18 | Samuel Olaiya Oni
(1941–2015) |
August 1998 | June 1999 | ||
| Fourth Republic | |||||
| 19 | Tunde Adeniran
(b. 1945) |
June 1999 | 31 January 2001 | Obasanjo
(I) | |
| 20 | Babalola Borishade
(1946–2017) |
8 February 2001 | May 2003 | ||
| 21 | Fabian Osuji
(1942–2024) |
July 2003 | 22 March 2005
(sacked) |
Obasanjo
(II) | |
| 22 | Chinwe Obaji
(b. 1951) |
June 2005 | 21 June 2006
(sacked) | ||
| 23 | Oby Ezekwesili
(b. 1963) |
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|
21 June 2006 | April 2007 | |
| 24 | Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu
(1952–2015) |
26 July 2007 | 17 December 2008 | Yar'Adua
(I) | |
| 25 | Sam Egwu
(b. 1954) |
17 December 2008 | 17 March 2010 | Jonathan
(I) | |
| 26 | Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i
(b. 1958) |
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|
6 April 2010 | 11 September 2013
(sacked) |
Jonathan
(II) |
| 27 | Nyesom Wike
(b. 1967) |
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|
11 September 2013
(supervising) |
9 July 2014 | |
| 28 | Ibrahim Shekarau
(b. 1955) |
9 July 2014 | November 2015 | ||
| 29 | Adamu Adamu
(b. 1954) |
|
11 November 2015 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari |
| 35 | Tahir Mamman
(b. 1954) |
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|
21 August 2023 | 23 October 2024 | Tinubu
(I) |
| 36 | Tunji Alausa | 23 October 2024 | Incumbent | Tinubu | |
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)
- A. I. 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
References
- Jason (16 August 2011). "How bad politics killed our education". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 4 July 2012.