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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Police Affairs
Minister: Ibrahim Geidam
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Police Affairs provides civilian policy oversight for the Nigeria Police Force, coordinates welfare and reform initiatives, and manages the federal interface with state and community policing structures.
It works alongside the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission (which handles appointments and discipline), the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, the Police Pensions Office, and the Nigerian Police Academy in Wudil. It also coordinates with the Office of the Inspector-General of Police on operational priorities.
Strategic priorities include implementation of the Police Act 2020, expansion of the Police Trust Fund's equipment and welfare programmes, recruitment and re-training of officers, the rollout of the Nigerian Police community-policing initiative, accelerated digitisation of crime records, and dialogue with state governments on the constitutional question of state police.
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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.
Power
Minister: Adebayo Adelabu
Drives generation, transmission, distribution and electrification policy through TCN, NERC, the Rural Electrification Agency and the Electricity Act 2023 enabling state electricity markets.
Works
Minister: Dave Umahi
Plans and maintains federal highways and bridges through FERMA and the federal highway zones, with major projects including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.
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.
Health and Social Welfare
Minister: Muhammad Ali Pate (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Oversees public health, hospitals and drug regulation through NPHCDA, NCDC, NAFDAC, NHIA and NACA, anchoring the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.