| Post: | Minister |
| Body: | Federal Capital Territory |
| Insignia: | Coat_of_arms_of_Nigeria.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Nigerian Government |
| Flag: | Flag of Nigeria (state).svg |
| Flagcaption: | State flag of Nigeria |
| Incumbent: | Nyesom Wike |
| Incumbentsince: | 21 August 2023 |
| Department: | Federal Capital Territory Administration |
| Member Of: | Federal Cabinet |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Website: | fcta.gov.ng/ |
This is a list of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory was formed in 1976 from parts of former Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi States.
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Political party:
| Name(Born-Died) | Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Government (1976–1979) | ||||||
| 1 | Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun(1927–2023) | August 1975 | 1979 | Muhammed(Federal Executive Council)
(Federal Executive Council) | ||
| Second Republic | ||||||
| 2 | John Jatau Kadiya(1936–1997) | December 1979 | February 1982 | Shagari(I) | ||
| 3 | Abubakar Iro Danmusa(1935–2010) | February 1982 | October 1983 | |||
| 4 | Haliru Dantoro(1938–2015) | October 1983 | December 1983 | Shagari(II) | ||
| Military Government (1983–1993) | ||||||
| 5 | Mamman Jiya Vatsa(1940–1986) | December 1983 | December 1985 | Buhari(Federal Executive Council) | ||
| 6 | Hamza Abdullahi(1945–2019) | 1986 | 1989 | Babangida(Federal Executive Council) | ||
| 7 | Gado Nasko(b. 1941) | 1989 | 1989–1993 | |||
| Third Republic (Interim National Government) | ||||||
| 7 | Gado Nasko(b. 1941) | January 1993 | 17 November 1993 | Shonekan(I) | ||
| Military Government (1993–1999) | ||||||
| 8 | Jeremiah Useni(b. 1943) | 1993 | 1998 | Abacha(Federal Executive Council) | ||
| 9 | Mamman Kontagora(1944–2013) | August 1998 | May 1999 | Abubakar(Federal Executive Council) | ||
| Fourth Republic | ||||||
| 10 | Ibrahim Bunu(b. 1950) | 30 June 1999 | 30 January 2001 | Obasanjo(I) | ||
| 11 | Mohammed Abba Gana(b. 1943) | 8 February 2001 | 17 July 2003 | |||
| 12 | Nasir el-Rufai(b. 1960) | 17 July 2003 | 27 July 2007 | Obasanjo(II) | ||
| 13 | Aliyu Modibbo Umar(b. 1958) | 26 July 2007 | 29 October 2008 | Yar'Adua(I) | ||
| 14 | Adamu Aliero(b. 1957) | 17 December 2008 | 17 March 2010 | Jonathan(I) | ||
| 15 | Bala Mohammed(b. 1958) | 8 April 2010 | 28 May 2015 | Jonathan(II) | ||
| 16 | Mohammed Musa Bello(b. 1959) | 11 November 2015 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari(I • II) | ||
| 17 | Nyesom Wike(b. 1966) | 21 August 2023 | Incumbent | Tinubu(I) | ||
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