| Post: | Secretary to the Government of the Federation |
| Department: | Executive Branch of the Federal Government |
| Abbreviation: | SGF |
| First: | Dr. S.O Wey |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Seat: | SGF Office, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja |
| Reports To: | The President |
| Body: | Nigeria |
| Member Of: | Federal Executive Council |
| Style: | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Incumbentsince: | 7 June 2023 |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg |
| Incumbent: | George Akume |
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation or SGF is the official title of the political appointee responsible for ensuring the effective coordination and monitoring of the implementation of government policies and programmes in the hierarchy of Nigerian government.[1]
Until the abolition of the post of Prime Minister in 1966, the SGF served as the principal cabinet secretary in the Federal Executive Council. Upon the assumption of President Muhammadu Buhari to office in 2015, many powers conferred to the Secretary to the Government to the point that some political analysts said that he wielded more power than the Vice President.[2] In a move to strengthen service delivery, President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of 12 government institutions to the office of the SGF.[3]
The following are the cabinets for the effective discharge of duties by the secretary:
| Head of Government | Name | Tenure Start | Tenure End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa | Dr. S. O. Wey[5] | 1 September 1961 | 16 January 1966 | |
| Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Yakubu Gowon | M. A. Ejueyitchie | 4 August 1966 | 20 December 1970 | |
| A. A. Atta | 21 December 1970 | 12 June 1972 | ||
| C. O. Lawson | 16 August 1972 | 31 March 1975 | ||
| Yakubu Gowon Murtala Muhammed Olusegun Obasanjo | A. A. Ayida | 23 April 1975 | 31 March 1977 | |
| Olusegun Obasanjo | Alli L. Ciroma | 1 April 1977 | 30 September 1979 | |
| Shehu Shagari | Shehu Ahmadu Musa | 1 October 1979 | 31 December 1983 | |
| Muhammadu Buhari Ibrahim Babangida | G. A. Longe | 1 January 1984 | 30 January 1986 | |
| Ibrahim Babangida | Olu Falae | 31 January 1986 | 31 December 1989 | |
| 1 January 1990 | 26 August 1993 | |||
| Ernest Shonekan | Mustafa Umara | 27 August 1993 | 17 November 1993 | |
| Sani Abacha Abdulsalami Abubakar | 18 November 1993 | 17 October 1995 | ||
| 17 October 1995 | 28 May 1999 | |||
| Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 | 28 May 2007 | ||
| Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | Baba Gana Kingibe | 29 May 2007 | 8 October 2008 | |
| Yayale Ahmed[6] | 8 October 2008 | 29 May 2011 | ||
| Goodluck Jonathan | 1 May 2011 | 29 May 2015 | ||
| Muhammadu Buhari | Ogbonnaya Onu[7] | 1 June 2015 | 27 August 2015 | |
| 27 August 2015 | 29 October 2017 | |||
| Boss Gida Mustapha | 1 November 2017 | 29 May 2023 | ||
| Bola Tinubu | 7 June 2023 | Present |