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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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: Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Ministers of State — Oil: Heineken Lokpobiri; Gas: Ekperikpe Ekpo)
Sets policy for the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas value chain, with the President as substantive Minister and separate Ministers of State for Oil and Gas, supervising NUPRC, NMDPRA and NNPC Ltd.
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.
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.
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.
Environment
Minister: Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Leads policy on environmental protection, climate response and biodiversity through NESREA, NOSDRA, HYPREP, the National Park Service and Nigeria's Climate Change Department.