Niger Delta Development
Minister: Abubakar Momoh
Drives infrastructure, environmental remediation and youth empowerment across the nine oil-producing states, coordinating with the NDDC, the Amnesty Programme and the Ogoni clean-up under HYPREP.
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Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Minister: Bosun Tijani
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy oversees telecommunications, broadband infrastructure, digital identity, postal services, innovation hubs, startup policy, and Nigeria's participation in the global digital economy.
It supervises the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Galaxy Backbone, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), and Universal Service Provision Fund interventions.
Current priorities include the Strategic Blueprint covering knowledge, policy, infrastructure, innovation and trade; the 90,000 km national broadband fibre project; the Three Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme; implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act; and broader rollout of the National Identification Number for financial inclusion and service delivery.
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View allInformation and National Orientation
Minister: Mohammed Idris Malagi
Manages government communications, public enlightenment and national values through NOA, NTA, FRCN, the News Agency of Nigeria, the NBC and the Nigerian Press Council.
Health and Social Welfare
Minister: Muhammad Ali Pate (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Oversees public health, hospitals and drug regulation through NPHCDA, NCDC, NAFDAC, NHIA and NACA, anchoring the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.
Police Affairs
Minister: Ibrahim Geidam
Provides civilian policy oversight for the Nigeria Police Force, working with the Police Service Commission, the Police Trust Fund, the Police Pensions Office and the Nigerian Police Academy.
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.
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.