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.
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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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View allHumanitarian 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.
Niger Delta Development
Minister: Abubakar Momoh
Drives infrastructure, environmental remediation and youth empowerment across the nine oil-producing states, coordinating with the NDDC, the Amnesty Programme and the Ogoni clean-up under HYPREP.
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.
Federal Capital Territory
Minister: Nyesom Wike (Minister of State: Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure)
Administers Abuja and the FCT under section 299 of the Constitution, exercising state-level powers over land, planning and municipal services through the FCTA, FCDA and AGIS.
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.