Information 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.
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Defence
Minister: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Minister of State: Bello Matawalle)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Defence directs national defence policy, oversees procurement and welfare for the Nigerian Armed Forces, and coordinates with the service chiefs and the National Security Adviser on the country's security architecture.
It supervises the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, the Defence Headquarters, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), the Defence Intelligence Agency, the National Defence College and Nigerian Defence Academy.
Strategic priorities include sustained operations against insurgency in the North-East, banditry in the North-West, and separatist violence in the South-East; modernisation of platforms and indigenous defence manufacturing through DICON; troop welfare reforms; and contributions to ECOWAS and African Union peacekeeping mandates.
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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.
Environment
Minister: Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Leads policy on environmental protection, climate response and biodiversity through NESREA, NOSDRA, HYPREP, the National Park Service and Nigeria's Climate Change Department.
Justice
Minister: Lateef Fagbemi
Headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, advises government on legal matters, drafts legislation and conducts federal prosecutions, supervising Legal Aid, NIALS and the Law Reform Commission.
Foreign Affairs
Minister: Yusuf Tuggar (Minister of State: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu)
Conducts Nigeria's diplomacy, treaties and consular services and represents the country at the UN, AU, ECOWAS, OPEC and the Commonwealth, supported by NIDCOM for diaspora affairs.
Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervising the National Sports Commission, the National Institute for Sports and federal stadiums, and supporting national federations such as the NFF.