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{{Short description|Abdulrazaq muhammad chubado}}
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The '''Minister of Education of Nigeria''' is the head of the [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Education]] and a member of the [[Federal Executive Council (Nigeria)|Federal Executive Council]].
'''Political party:''' {{legend2|{{party color|National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons}}|[[National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons|NCNC]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Action Group (Nigeria)}}|[[Action Group (Nigeria)|AG]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|National Party of Nigeria}}|[[National Party of Nigeria|NPN]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}  {{legend2|{{party color|Nigerian People's Party}}|[[Nigerian People's Party|NPP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}|[[All Progressives Congress|APC]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}|[[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Military rule}}|[[Military dictatorship in Nigeria|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Name
<small>(Born-Died)</small>
!Portrait
! colspan="2" |Term of Office
!Cabinet
|-
! colspan="6" |[[First Nigerian Republic|First Republic]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons}};" |1
|[[Aja Nwachukwu]]
<small>(1918–2001)</small>
|
|1958
|1965
|[[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]
<small>([[Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|I]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Action Group (Nigeria)}};" |2
|[[Richard Akinjide]]
<small>(1930–2020)</small>
|
|1965
|1966
|[[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]
<small>([[Cabinet of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|II]])</small>
|-
! colspan="6" |Military Government (1966–1979)
|-
!3
|[[Wenike Opurum Briggs]]
<small>(1918–1987)</small>
|[[File:Wenike Briggs.jpg|frameless|160x160px]]
|1966
|1971
| rowspan="2" |[[Yakubu Gowon|Gowon]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!4
|[[Abudu Yesufu Eke]]
<small>(1923–)</small>
|
|October 1971
|1975
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};" |5
|[[Ahmadu Ali]]
<small>(b. 1936)</small>
|
|August 1975
|1978
|[[Murtala Muhammed|Muhammed]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
[[Olusegun Obasanjo|Obasanjo]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!6
|[[Garrick Barilee Leton]]
<small>(1933–2013)</small>
|
|1978
|1979
|Obasanjo
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Second Nigerian Republic|Second Republic]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Nigerian People's Party}};" |7
|[[Ihechukwu Chiedozie Madubuike|Ihechukwu Madubuike]]
<small>(b. 1944)</small>
|
|December 1979
|1981
<small>(resigned)</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[Shehu Shagari|Shagari]]
<small>([[Cabinet of Shehu Shagari|I]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Party of Nigeria}};" |8
|[[Sylvester Ugoh]]
<small>(b. 1931)</small>
|
|1981
|October 1983
|-
! style="background:{{party color|National Party of Nigeria}};" |9
|[[Sunday Afolabi (politician)|Sunday Afolabi]]
<small>(1931–2004)</small>
|
|October 1983
|December 1983
|Shagari
<small>(II)</small>
|-
! colspan="6" |Military Government (1983–1993)
|-
!10
|[[Yarima Ibrahim Abdullahi]]
<small>(b. 1939)</small>
|
|January 1984
|1985
| rowspan="2" |[[Muhammadu Buhari|Buhari]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!11
|[[Abdullahi Ibrahim]]
<small>(1939–2021)</small>
|
|1985
|August 1985
|-
!12
|[[Jibril Aminu]]
<small>(b. 1939)</small>
|
|1985
|1989
| rowspan="2" |[[Ibrahim Babangida|Babangida]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!13
|[[Babs Fafunwa]]
<small>(1923–2010)</small>
|
|1990
|1992
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Third Nigerian Republic|Third Republic]] <small>([[Interim National Government]])</small>
|-
!14
|[[Ben Nwabueze]]
<small>(1931–2023)</small>
|
|January 1993
<small>(secretary)</small>
|17 November 1993
|[[Ernest Shonekan|Shonekan]]
<small>([[Cabinet of Ernest Shonekan|I]])</small>
|-
! colspan="6" |Military Government (1993–1999)
|-
!15
|[[Iyorchia Ayu]]
<small>(b. 1952)</small>
|[[File:Iyorchia Ayu 2023.jpg|frameless|147x147px]]
|26 November 1993
|1995
| rowspan="2" |[[Sani Abacha|Abacha]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!16
|[[Mohammed Tukur Liman|M T Liman]]
<small>(–2012)</small>
|
|1995
|1997
|-
!17
|[[Dauda Birma]]
<small>(1940–2021)</small>
|
|December 1997
|1998
| rowspan="2" |[[Abdulsalami Abubakar|Abubakar]]
<small>(Federal Executive Council)</small>
|-
!18
|[[Samuel Olaiya Oni]]
<small>(1941–2015)</small>
|
|August 1998
|June 1999
|-
! colspan="6" |[[Fourth Nigerian Republic|Fourth Republic]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |19
|[[Tunde Adeniran]]
<small>(b. 1945)</small>
|
|June 1999
|31 January 2001
| rowspan="2" |Obasanjo
<small>([[Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo|I]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |20
|[[Babalola Borishade]]
<small>(1946–2017)</small>
|
|8 February 2001
|May 2003
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |21
|[[Fabian Osuji]]
<small>(1942–2024)</small>
|
|July 2003
|22 March 2005
<small>(sacked)</small>
| rowspan="3" |Obasanjo
<small>([[Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo|II]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |22
|[[Chinwe Obaji]]
<small>(b. 1951)</small>
|
|June 2005
|21 June 2006
<small>(sacked)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |23
|[[Oby Ezekwesili]]
<small>(b. 1963)</small>
|[[File:Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa (cropped).png|frameless|100x100px]]
|21 June 2006
|April 2007
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |24
|[[Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu]]
<small>(1952–2015)</small>
|
|26 July 2007
|17 December 2008
|[[Umaru Musa Yar'Adua|Yar'Adua]]
<small>([[Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua|I]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |25
|[[Sam Egwu]]
<small>(b. 1954)</small>
|
|17 December 2008
|17 March 2010
|[[Goodluck Jonathan|Jonathan]]
<small>([[Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan|I]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |26
|[[Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i]]
<small>(b. 1958)</small>
|[[File:Prof. Mrs. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai (CON) Hon. Minister of Education Federal Republic of Nigeria (2010 - 2013).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|6 April 2010
|11 September 2013
<small>(sacked)</small>
| rowspan="3" |Jonathan
<small>([[Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan|II]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |27
|[[Nyesom Wike]]
<small>(b. 1967)</small>
|[[File:Nyesom Wike (2015).jpg|frameless|129x129px]]
|11 September 2013
<small>(supervising)</small>
|9 July 2014
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" |28
|[[Ibrahim Shekarau]]
<small>(b. 1955)</small>
|
|9 July 2014
|November 2015
|-
! style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" |29
|[[Adamu Adamu]]
<small>(b. 1954)</small>
|[[File:Adam-Adamu.jpg|frameless|107x107px]]
|11 November 2015
|29 May 2023
|Buhari
<small>([[First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari|I]] • [[Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari|II]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" |35
|[[Tahir Mamman]]
<small>(b. 1954)</small>
|[[File:Tahir Mamman - 2023 (cropped).jpg|frameless|145x145px]]
|21 August 2023
|''23 October 2024''
|[[Bola Tinubu|Tinubu]]
<small>([[Cabinet of Bola Tinubu|I]])</small>
|-
|36
|[[Tunji Alausa]]
|
|23 October 2024
|Incumbent
|Tinubu
|}
== Ministers of State for Education ==
The following people acted as Ministers of State for Education:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/how-bad-politics-killed-our-education/|title=How bad politics killed our education|author=Jason|date=16 August 2011|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)]]|accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[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==
* [[Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria)]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Education ministers of Nigeria|*]]
[[Category:Lists of government ministers of Nigeria|Education]]