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 March 29, 2017; sworn into office on July 26, 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.