Education
Minister: Tunji Alausa (Minister of State: Yusuf Sununu)
Sets policy for basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education, supervising UBEC, the NUC, NBTE, JAMB, WAEC, NECO, TETFund and the new student-loan scheme through NELFUND.
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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: Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Advances gender equality, women's empowerment and protection from violence through the National Centre for Women Development, gender desks across MDAs and Sexual Assault Referral Centres.
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.
Solid Minerals Development
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.
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.
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.