Minister: Yusuf Tuggar (Minister of State: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu)
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.
Minister: Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Leads policy on environmental protection, climate response and biodiversity through NESREA, NOSDRA, HYPREP, the National Park Service and Nigeria's Climate Change Department.
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.
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.
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.
Minister: Vacant — update in admin
Coordinates disaster relief, social safety nets and refugee support through NEMA, NCFRMI and NSIPA, including the National Social Register and conditional cash transfers.
Minister: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Minister of State: Bello Matawalle)
Directs national defence policy and oversees the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force, working with the service chiefs, DICON and the Defence Intelligence Agency on national security.