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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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: Lola Ade-John
Promotes Nigeria as a destination, supports the hospitality sector and sets standards through the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority and the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.
Industry, Trade and Investment
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.
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.
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.
Federal Capital Territory
Minister: Nyesom Wike (Minister of State: Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure)
Administers Abuja and the FCT under section 299 of the Constitution, exercising state-level powers over land, planning and municipal services through the FCTA, FCDA and AGIS.