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.
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Power
Minister: Adebayo Adelabu
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Power drives policy for electricity generation, transmission and distribution, rural electrification, renewable energy uptake, and reforms across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry value chain.
It supervises the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) interface, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria.
Current priorities include implementation of the Electricity Act 2023 enabling state electricity markets, the Presidential Power Initiative with Siemens to expand grid capacity, the Nigeria Electrification Project for solar mini-grids, gas-to-power supply assurance, transmission upgrades to handle over 13,000 MW of evacuation, and tariff reforms to make the sector financially viable while protecting vulnerable customers.
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View allInformation and National Orientation
Minister: Mohammed Idris Malagi
Manages government communications, public enlightenment and national values through NOA, NTA, FRCN, the News Agency of Nigeria, the NBC and the Nigerian Press Council.
Housing and Urban Development
Minister: Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (Minister of State: Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo)
Drives national housing policy, urban renewal and mortgage finance through the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Federal Housing Authority and the Renewed Hope Cities programme.
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.
Water Resources and Sanitation
Minister: Joseph Utsev (Minister of State: Bello Muhammad Goronyo)
Manages dams, river basins, irrigation and national water-supply policy through the twelve River Basin Development Authorities, the National Water Resources Institute and the Clean Nigeria sanitation campaign.
Education
Minister: Tunji Alausa (Minister of State: Yusuf Sununu)
Sets policy for basic, secondary, technical and tertiary education, supervising UBEC, the NUC, NBTE, JAMB, WAEC, NECO, TETFund and the new student-loan scheme through NELFUND.