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Portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Incumbent · APC
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Since 29 May 2023

16th President of Nigeria, sworn in 29 May 2023 after winning the 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes (36.61%, INEC-declared). Former two-term Lagos governor credited with expanding the state's internally generated revenue. His administration removed the petrol subsidy on inauguration day and unified the foreign exchange market.

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Portrait of Kashim Shettima
Incumbent · APC
Kashim Shettima
Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Since 29 May 2023

15th Vice-President of Nigeria, sworn in 29 May 2023 alongside President Tinubu. Former two-term Borno governor whose tenure coincided with the Boko Haram insurgency's peak.

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Portrait of Godswill Obot Akpabio
Incumbent · APC
Godswill Obot Akpabio
President of the Senate
Since 13 Jun 2023

President of the 10th Senate since 13 June 2023 and Chairman of the National Assembly. Former two-term Akwa Ibom governor and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. A central figure in the APC's South-South consolidation ahead of 2027.

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Portrait of Tajudeen Abbas
Incumbent · APC
Tajudeen Abbas
Speaker, House of Representatives
Since 13 Jun 2023

Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives since 13 June 2023, leading the 360-member Green Chamber. An academic-turned-legislator representing Zaria Federal Constituency since 2011. Turned 61 on 1 October 2026; holds the traditional title of Iyan Zazzau.

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Portrait of Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
Incumbent · PDP
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
Since 21 Aug 2023

Minister of the FCT since August 2023 — a PDP member serving in an APC-led federal cabinet, making him one of Nigeria's most politically unusual officeholders. Former two-term Rivers governor whose feud with his successor Siminalayi Fubara triggered the 2025 Rivers emergency rule. Central to the APC's South-South strategy for 2027.

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Portrait of Taiwo Oyedele
Incumbent · Non-partisan
Taiwo Oyedele
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy
Since 21 Apr 2026

Taiwo Oyedele, born 18 June 1975 in Ikaram-Akoko, Ondo State, is a Nigerian economist, accountant and tax policy expert. He spent over two decades at PwC Nigeria, rising to Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader, before chairing President Tinubu's Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee from 2023. He was briefly Minister of State for Finance in March 2026 and was elevated to Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy on 21 April 2026, succeeding Wale Edun. He is a professor at Babcock University and a leading architect of Nigeria's recent tax reforms.

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Portrait of Dave Umahi
Incumbent · APC
Dave Umahi
Minister of Works
Since 21 Aug 2023

David Nweze Umahi, born 25 July 1963 in Uburu, Ebonyi State, is a civil engineer turned politician. He served as Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State from 2011 to 2015 and as Governor from 2015 to 2023, defecting from the PDP to the APC in 2020. After a brief stint as Senator for Ebonyi South in 2023, he was sworn in as Minister of Works on 21 August 2023. As minister he has overseen the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and other federal road projects.

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Portrait of Heineken Lokpobiri
Incumbent · APC
Heineken Lokpobiri
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil)
Since 21 Aug 2023

Heineken Lokpobiri, born 3 March 1967 in Ekeremor, Bayelsa State, is a lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2001, Senator for Bayelsa West from 2007 to 2015, and Minister of State for Agriculture from 2015 to 2019. Sworn in as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) on 21 August 2023, he has championed indigenous participation in the upstream sector and rising crude output. He defected from the PDP to the APC.

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Portrait of Ekperikpe Ekpo
Incumbent · APC
Ekperikpe Ekpo
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas)
Since 21 Aug 2023

Ekperikpe Ekpo, born 20 November 1966 in Ika, Akwa Ibom State, is a former teacher and local government chairman who represented his constituency in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. President Tinubu named him Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) on 21 August 2023, tasking him with executing the Decade of Gas agenda. He has reported rising gas reserves and production, multiple final investment decisions, and advancing pipeline infrastructure. He chairs the NCDMB Governing Council and is a member of the APC.

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Portrait of Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Incumbent · APC
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Minister of the Interior
Since 21 Aug 2023

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, born 1 May 1982 in Okeagbe-Akoko, Ondo State, is an engineer and IT entrepreneur who founded Matrix IT and became its CEO at 24. He represented Akoko North-East/North-West in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023, where he chaired the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Sworn in as Minister of the Interior on 21 August 2023, he has overseen immigration and civil defence reforms. He is a member of the APC.

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Portrait of Lateef Fagbemi
Incumbent · APC
Lateef Fagbemi
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
Since 21 Aug 2023

Lateef Fagbemi, born 16 July 1959 in Ijagbo, Kwara State, is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who founded the law firm Lateef Fagbemi & Co. He was the APC's lead counsel at the 2023 presidential election petition tribunal. Sworn in as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on 21 August 2023, he has superintended high-profile federal prosecutions and justice-sector reforms. He is a member of the APC.

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Portrait of Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Incumbent · APC
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Governor of Lagos State
Since 29 May 2019

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, born 25 June 1965 in Lagos, is a former banker who served in Lagos State public administration as special adviser and commissioner between 2003 and 2011, and as MD/CEO of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation from 2016 to 2018. Elected Governor of Lagos State on the APC platform in March 2019, he assumed office on 29 May 2019 and won re-election in March 2023. His administration has delivered the Blue and Red Line rail projects and an expanded waterways programme.

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Portrait of Seyi Makinde
Incumbent · APM
Seyi Makinde
Governor of Oyo State
Since 29 May 2019

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, born 25 December 1967 in Ibadan, is an engineer and businessman who founded the Makon Group in the oil and gas sector. Elected Governor of Oyo State in March 2019, he assumed office on 29 May 2019 and won re-election in 2023. On 14 May 2026 he declared a 2027 presidential bid under a PDP-APM alliance and emerged as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, campaigning on a 'Reset Nigeria' agenda. His party is listed as the Allied Peoples Movement in current sources.

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Portrait of Uba Sani
Incumbent · APC
Uba Sani
Governor of Kaduna State
Since 29 May 2023

Uba Sani, born 31 December 1970 in Zaria, is a former pro-democracy activist who served as special adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo and as Senator for Kaduna Central from 2019 to 2023, where he chaired the Senate Committee on Banking. Elected Governor of Kaduna State on the APC platform, he assumed office on 29 May 2023. His administration has been defined by a public fallout with his predecessor Nasir El-Rufai over inherited debt and a state assembly probe.

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Portrait of Sheriff Oborevwori
Incumbent · APC
Sheriff Oborevwori
Governor of Delta State
Since 29 May 2023

Sheriff Oborevwori, born 19 June 1963 in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, rose from councillor in 1996 to Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly from 2017 to 2023. Elected Governor of Delta State in March 2023 on the PDP platform, he assumed office on 29 May 2023. On 23 April 2025 he led a mass defection of the Delta PDP structure, including his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa, to the APC, describing it as 'a movement'. He now governs as an APC governor.

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Portrait of Charles Soludo
Incumbent · APGA
Charles Soludo
Governor of Anambra State
Since 17 Mar 2022

Chukwuma Charles Soludo, born 28 July 1960 in Isuofia, Anambra State, is an economics professor who served as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2004 to 2009. Elected Governor of Anambra State on the APGA platform, he first assumed office on 17 March 2022. He won re-election on 8 November 2025 with 422,664 votes, sweeping all 21 local government areas, and began his second term on 17 March 2026. His administration pursues an industrialisation and digital-economy agenda.

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Portrait of Siminalayi Fubara
Incumbent · APC
Siminalayi Fubara
Governor of Rivers State
Since 29 May 2023

Siminalayi Fubara, born 28 January 1975 in Opobo, Rivers State, is a career civil servant who rose to become Accountant-General of Rivers State. Elected Governor of Rivers State in March 2023, he assumed office on 29 May 2023. His tenure was interrupted when President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State on 18 March 2025, suspending him for six months; he was reinstated on 18 September 2025. On 9 December 2025 he defected from the PDP to the APC. Whether his tenure ends on 29 May 2027 or extends to November 2027 to compensate for the suspension is a matter of legal debate.

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