Minister: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Minister of State: Bello Matawalle)
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.
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.
Minister: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Coordinates the federal budget, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Nigeria's national development plans, supervising the Budget Office, the Bureau of Statistics and NISER.
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.
Minister: Abubakar Kyari (Minister of State: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi)
Sets national policy for crops, livestock, agribusiness and food security, supervising NALDA, the Seeds Council and the Agricultural Research Council across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
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.
Minister: Bosun Tijani
Oversees telecoms, broadband, digital identity and innovation policy through the NCC, NITDA, NIMC, Galaxy Backbone and NIPOST, anchoring Nigeria's role in the global digital economy.