Solid 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.
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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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Minister: Doris Uzoka-Anite
Promotes industrialisation, trade and investment through NIPC, NEPC, NEXIM, SON, FCCPC, the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Bank of Industry, including AfCFTA implementation.
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.
Innovation, Science and Technology
Minister: Uche Nnaji
Funds R&D and supervises the science agencies — NASENI, NASRDA, RMRDC, the Sheda Science Complex and the National Biotechnology Agency — to drive innovation-led growth.
Art, Culture and the Creative Economy
Minister: Hannatu Musawa
Promotes Nigeria's heritage, museums and creative industries — film, music, fashion, design and gaming — through agencies such as the National Council for Arts and Culture and the National Gallery of Art.