Marine and Blue Economy
Minister: Gboyega Oyetola
Created in 2023 to develop policy for ports, shipping, fisheries and coastal resources through the Nigerian Ports Authority, NIMASA, the Shippers' Council and the Maritime Academy in Oron.
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Education
Minister: Tunji Alausa (Minister of State: Yusuf Sununu)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Education sets national policy for basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education, teacher development, curriculum standards, and literacy programmes across the federation.
It supervises the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), JAMB, NECO, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council.
Current priorities include rollout of the Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative, expansion of student loans through NELFUND, the new 12-year basic-education structure, technical and vocational education reform, the Skill Up Artisan (SUPA) programme, and implementation of the National Policy on Open and Distance Learning.
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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.
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.
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.
Finance
Minister: Wale Edun
Manages federal revenue, expenditure, debt and fiscal policy through FIRS, the Customs Service, the Debt Management Office, AMCON and the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.
Agriculture and Food Security
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.