Aviation and Aerospace Development
Minister: Festus Keyamo
Regulates Nigerian civil aviation, airport infrastructure and air safety through the NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NiMet and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria.
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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.
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.
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.
Water Resources and Sanitation
Minister: Joseph Utsev (Minister of State: Bello Muhammad Goronyo)
Manages dams, river basins, irrigation and national water-supply policy through the twelve River Basin Development Authorities, the National Water Resources Institute and the Clean Nigeria sanitation campaign.
Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
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.