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.
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Interior
Minister: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Interior provides policy direction for paramilitary services and citizenship matters, including immigration, civil defence, fire response, prisons or corrections, and marriages and naturalisation.
It supervises the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Federal Fire Service, and the Citizenship and Business Department which handles marriage registry and expatriate quota administration.
Strategic priorities include the Expatriate Administration System and Expatriate Employment Levy framework, modernised passport issuance and contactless renewal, the Correctional Service decongestion and rehabilitation programme, the Marriage Registry digitisation, expanded fire-service capacity in state capitals, and reform of the visa-on-arrival regime to improve investor mobility.
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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.
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.
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.
Finance
Minister: Wale Edun
Manages federal revenue, expenditure, debt and fiscal policy through FIRS, the Customs Service, the Debt Management Office, AMCON and the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.
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.