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.
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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: 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.
Petroleum Resources
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.
Interior
Minister: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Provides policy direction for the Immigration Service, Correctional Service, NSCDC, the Federal Fire Service and the Citizenship and Business Department, including marriage and naturalisation.
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.
Solid Minerals Development
Minister: Dele Alake
Regulates mining, licensing and geological surveys through the Mining Cadastre Office, the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, the Solid Minerals Development Fund and the Mines Inspectorate Department.