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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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: 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.
Transportation
Minister: Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali
Coordinates road, rail and inland waterways policy through the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and CRFFN.
Women Affairs
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.
Aviation and Aerospace Development
Minister: Festus Keyamo
Regulates Nigerian civil aviation, airport infrastructure and air safety through the NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NiMet and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria.
Tourism
Minister: Lola Ade-John
Promotes Nigeria as a destination, supports the hospitality sector and sets standards through the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority and the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.