Transportation
Minister: Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali
Coordinates road, rail and inland waterways policy through the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and CRFFN.
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Aviation and Aerospace Development
Minister: Festus Keyamo
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development regulates Nigerian civil aviation, supervises airport infrastructure, sets air-safety standards, and shapes policy for airlines and aerospace manufacturing.
It directs the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria, and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). It also represents Nigeria at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Current priorities include concession of major airports under public-private partnerships, the rollout of a national carrier framework, full Cape Town Convention compliance to lower aircraft leasing costs, modernisation of air-traffic infrastructure, and expansion of cargo and aerospace manufacturing capacity.
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View allSolid Minerals Development
Minister: Dele Alake
Regulates mining, licensing and geological surveys through the Mining Cadastre Office, the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, the Solid Minerals Development Fund and the Mines Inspectorate Department.
Petroleum Resources
Minister: Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Ministers of State — Oil: Heineken Lokpobiri; Gas: Ekperikpe Ekpo)
Sets policy for the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas value chain, with the President as substantive Minister and separate Ministers of State for Oil and Gas, supervising NUPRC, NMDPRA and NNPC Ltd.
Interior
Minister: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Provides policy direction for the Immigration Service, Correctional Service, NSCDC, the Federal Fire Service and the Citizenship and Business Department, including marriage and naturalisation.
Works
Minister: Dave Umahi
Plans and maintains federal highways and bridges through FERMA and the federal highway zones, with major projects including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
Housing and Urban Development
Minister: Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Minister of State: Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo)
Drives national housing policy, urban renewal and mortgage finance through the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Federal Housing Authority and the Renewed Hope Cities programme.