The Minister of Finance of Nigeria 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 Kemi AdeosunDuties 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.