Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
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.
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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.
Other ministries
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.
Defence
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.
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.
Interior
Minister: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Provides policy direction for the Immigration Service, Correctional Service, NSCDC, the Federal Fire Service and the Citizenship and Business Department, including marriage and naturalisation.
Housing and Urban Development
Minister: Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Minister of State: Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo)
Drives national housing policy, urban renewal and mortgage finance through the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Federal Housing Authority and the Renewed Hope Cities programme.