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.
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Housing and Urban Development
Minister: Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Minister of State: Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development drives national housing policy, urban renewal, mortgage finance, building standards, and the planning of cities and satellite towns to address Nigeria's estimated 28-million unit housing deficit.
It supervises the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, and federal housing estates across all states. It also administers the National Housing Fund scheme.
Current priorities include the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates programme, slum upgrading, expansion of the Family Homes Fund and rent-to-own schemes, reform of land administration in collaboration with states, support for local building-materials manufacturing, and a national urban-development policy aligned with the SDGs.
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Minister: Yusuf Tuggar (Minister of State: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu)
Conducts Nigeria's diplomacy, treaties and consular services and represents the country at the UN, AU, ECOWAS, OPEC and the Commonwealth, supported by NIDCOM for diaspora affairs.
Marine and Blue Economy
Minister: Gboyega Oyetola
Created in 2023 to develop policy for ports, shipping, fisheries and coastal resources through the Nigerian Ports Authority, NIMASA, the Shippers' Council and the Maritime Academy in Oron.
Niger Delta Development
Minister: Abubakar Momoh
Drives infrastructure, environmental remediation and youth empowerment across the nine oil-producing states, coordinating with the NDDC, the Amnesty Programme and the Ogoni clean-up under HYPREP.
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.
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.