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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Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
Minister: Vacant — update in admin
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction coordinates disaster relief, social safety nets, poverty-alleviation programmes, refugee and IDP support, and humanitarian assistance in conflict-affected and disaster-prone areas.
It supervises the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), and the North-East Development Commission interface for humanitarian response.
Strategic priorities include the National Social Register, the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, the Renewed Hope Cash Transfer for vulnerable households, the Investment in Digital Economy and Almajiri reform programmes, coordination of internally displaced persons' return and reintegration, and rebuilding public trust through stronger audit and disclosure of beneficiary lists.
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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.
Youth Development
Minister: Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Minister of State: Ayodele Olawande)
Designs programmes for youth skills, employment and civic engagement, supervising the NYSC, the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre and the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund.
Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervising the National Sports Commission, the National Institute for Sports and federal stadiums, and supporting national federations such as the NFF.
Innovation, Science and Technology
Minister: Uche Nnaji
Funds R&D and supervises the science agencies — NASENI, NASRDA, RMRDC, the Sheda Science Complex and the National Biotechnology Agency — to drive innovation-led growth.
Art, Culture and the Creative Economy
Minister: Hannatu Musawa
Promotes Nigeria's heritage, museums and creative industries — film, music, fashion, design and gaming — through agencies such as the National Council for Arts and Culture and the National Gallery of Art.