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.
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Industry, Trade and Investment
Minister: Doris Uzoka-Anite
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment promotes industrialisation, regulates standards and consumer protection, sets trade policy, and drives investment promotion and special economic zones.
It supervises the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations, and the Bank of Industry.
Current priorities include implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigeria Single Window for trade facilitation, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council reforms, revival of moribund industrial estates, MSME finance through the Bank of Industry, and stronger ease-of-doing-business rankings.
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View allInnovation, 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.
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.
Labour and Employment
Minister: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of State: Nkiruka Onyejeocha)
Regulates the workplace and industrial relations and promotes employment through the National Directorate of Employment, the National Productivity Centre, the Industrial Arbitration Panel and NSITF.
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.
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.