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.
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Health and Social Welfare
Minister: Muhammad Ali Pate (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, led by the Coordinating Minister, oversees national health policy, public health systems, hospitals, drug regulation, health insurance, and the social-welfare interface with healthcare delivery.
It supervises the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), and federal teaching and specialist hospitals.
Strategic priorities include the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the Sector-Wide Approach with development partners, expansion of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, revitalisation of 8,800 primary health centres, the Health Workforce Migration Policy, and accelerating health-product manufacturing under PVAC.
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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.
Information and National Orientation
Minister: Mohammed Idris Malagi
Manages government communications, public enlightenment and national values through NOA, NTA, FRCN, the News Agency of Nigeria, the NBC and the Nigerian Press Council.
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.
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.
Agriculture and Food Security
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.