Innovation, 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.
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Labour and Employment
Minister: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of State: Nkiruka Onyejeocha)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment regulates the workplace, mediates industrial disputes, promotes employment generation, and enforces occupational safety and Nigeria's commitments under International Labour Organization conventions.
It supervises the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), the National Productivity Centre, the Industrial Arbitration Panel, the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) which administers the Employees' Compensation Scheme.
Strategic priorities include implementation of the new National Minimum Wage of ₦70,000, social-dialogue with the NLC and TUC, expansion of NDE skills and self-employment programmes, occupational safety enforcement particularly in mining and construction, the National Employment Policy, and labour-migration agreements that protect Nigerian workers abroad.
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Minister: Doris Uzoka-Anite
Promotes industrialisation, trade and investment through NIPC, NEPC, NEXIM, SON, FCCPC, the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Bank of Industry, including AfCFTA implementation.
Justice
Minister: Lateef Fagbemi
Headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, advises government on legal matters, drafts legislation and conducts federal prosecutions, supervising Legal Aid, NIALS and the Law Reform Commission.
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.
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.
Transportation
Minister: Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali
Coordinates road, rail and inland waterways policy through the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and CRFFN.