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List of education ministers of Nigeria

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The following people acted as Ministers of State for Education:
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A. Bamigbaiye 1253: 1238: 1228: 1205: 1194: 1184: 1161: 1158:Ibrahim Shekarau 1143: 1138: 1128: 1109: 1101: 1093: 1083: 1064: 1046: 1027: 1009: 991: 981: 966: 953: 934: 926: 913: 898:8 February 2001 890: 871: 866:31 January 2001 855: 825: 810: 792: 769: 754: 741: 731: 707: 694: 684: 666: 647: 632: 614: 591: 576: 558: 538: 522: 499: 480: 470: 457: 435: 419: 404: 394: 376: 353: 350:Abudu Yesufu Eke 338: 325: 315: 291: 273: 270:Richard Akinjide 254: 236: 205: 200: 197: 192: 188: 183: 179: 174: 170: 165: 161: 156: 152: 147: 143: 138: 133:Political party: 72: 56: 42: 30: 21: 1465: 1464: 1460: 1459: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1454: 1435: 1434: 1433: 1432: 1422: 1420: 1409: 1408: 1404: 1399: 1387: 1324:Alhaji S. Saadu 1312:Iyabo Anisulowo 1282:Elizabeth Iyase 1269: 1241:21 August 2023 842:Fourth Republic 444:Second Republic 214:Term of Office 190: 189: 181: 180: 172: 171: 163: 162: 154: 153: 145: 144: 136: 135: 99:Federal Cabinet 83: 81: 80: 76: 73: 61: 47: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1463: 1461: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1437: 1436: 1431: 1430: 1401: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1394: 1393: 1386: 1383: 1382: 1381: 1375: 1369: 1363: 1357: 1351: 1345: 1339: 1333: 1327: 1321: 1318:A. N. 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Index

List of Education Ministers of Nigeria

Coat of arms of the Nigerian Government

State flag of Nigeria

Tahir Mamman
Federal Ministry of Education
Federal Cabinet
President
Federal Ministry of Education
Federal Executive Council
NCNC
AG
NPN
NPP
APC
PDP
Military
First Republic
Aja Nwachukwu
Balewa
I
Richard Akinjide
Balewa
II
Wenike Opurum Briggs

Gowon
Abudu Yesufu Eke

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