Police Affairs
Minister: Ibrahim Geidam
Provides civilian policy oversight for the Nigeria Police Force, working with the Police Service Commission, the Police Trust Fund, the Police Pensions Office and the Nigerian Police Academy.
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Foreign Affairs
Minister: Yusuf Tuggar (Minister of State: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducts Nigeria's diplomatic relations, negotiates and ratifies treaties, coordinates consular and diaspora services, and represents the country in multilateral institutions.
It supervises Nigeria's missions abroad, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Nigeria's seats at the United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS, OPEC, the Commonwealth, the OIC and the D-8.
Current priorities include the 4-D foreign policy framework - Democracy, Development, Demography and Diaspora - leadership in restoring constitutional order in West Africa following coups in the Sahel, advocacy for a permanent African seat on the UN Security Council, expansion of trade diplomacy under the AfCFTA, and engagement on climate finance and migration.
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View allBudget and Economic Planning
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.
Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervising the National Sports Commission, the National Institute for Sports and federal stadiums, and supporting national federations such as the NFF.
Petroleum Resources
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.
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.
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.