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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Justice
Minister: Lateef Fagbemi
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Justice is led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who is the chief law officer of Nigeria. It advises the federal government on legal matters, drafts legislation, conducts federal prosecutions, and coordinates the justice sector.
It supervises the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, the Public and Private Defence Department, the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) interface, the Asset Management Unit, and the Council of Legal Education.
Current priorities include implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, prosecution of economic and financial crimes including under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2022, anti-corruption coordination with EFCC and ICPC, criminal-justice digitisation, treaty-implementation legislation, and ongoing reforms to commercial dispute resolution.
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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.
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.
Defence
Minister: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Minister of State: Bello Matawalle)
Directs national defence policy and oversees the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force, working with the service chiefs, DICON and the Defence Intelligence Agency on national security.
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.
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.