The Minister of Finance of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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
Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed appointed on 14 September 2018 in
Abuja. Nigerian President
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015.
Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 A ...
accepted the resignation of his Finance Minister
Kemi Adeosun.
Duties of 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
See also
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Nigerian Ministry of Finance
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Federal Ministries of Nigeria
The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various types of government service. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet.
Some gov ...
References
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