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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Federal Capital Territory
Minister: Nyesom Wike (Minister of State: Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure)
Mandate
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory administers Abuja under section 299 of the Constitution, exercising the powers normally held by a state governor over land, urban planning, municipal services and security coordination in the capital.
The portfolio is delivered through the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and its secretariats covering Education, Health, Agriculture, Social Development, and Area Council Services, alongside the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS), and the Abuja Investments Company.
Current priorities include enforcement of the Abuja Master Plan, completion of long-delayed district roads and the Abuja light rail expansion, urban renewal and waste management, satellite-town infrastructure upgrades, and revenue mobilisation through land titling and property reforms.
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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.
Works
Minister: Dave Umahi
Plans and maintains federal highways and bridges through FERMA and the federal highway zones, with major projects including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
Labour and Employment
Minister: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of State: Nkiruka Onyejeocha)
Regulates the workplace and industrial relations and promotes employment through the National Directorate of Employment, the National Productivity Centre, the Industrial Arbitration Panel and NSITF.
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.
Power
Minister: Adebayo Adelabu
Drives generation, transmission, distribution and electrification policy through TCN, NERC, the Rural Electrification Agency and the Electricity Act 2023 enabling state electricity markets.