Stephen Ocheni

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| birth_name = Stephen Ikani Ocheni

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Stephen Ikani Ocheni (born 25 June 1959) is a Nigerian, professor of Accounting and the current Minister of State for Labour and Employment, he was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari on 29th March, 2017; sworn into office on the 26th July, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/227417-updated-buhari-nominates-stephen-ocheni-suleiman-hassan-as-ministers.html/|title= UPDATED: Buhari nominates Stephen Ocheni, Suleiman Hassan as ministers – Premium Times|work=Premiumtimesng.com|access-date=29 March 2017}} He was assigned a portfolio on August 16, 2017 and he resumed on August 18, 2017 until his nomination, Ocheni was the Dean of Faculty of Management Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba.{{cite web | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/promoted/227878-profile-nigerias-new-ministerial-nominee-stephen-ocheni.html/|title=Profile of Nigeria's new ministerial nominee, Stephen Ocheni – Premium Times|work=Premiumtimesng.com|access-date=4 April 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.thecable.ng/developing-ministers-designate-arrive-aso-rock-inauguration.html/|title=Osinbajo swears in Ocheni, Hassan as ministers– TheCable|work=TheCable.ng|access-date=26 July 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/08/17/finally-osinbajo-assigns-portfolios-to-new-ministers-swears-in-perm-secs/.html/|title='Finally, Osinbajo Assigns Portfolios to New Ministers, Swears in Perm Secs – ThisDay|work=ThisDayLive.com|access-date=17 August 2017}}