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.
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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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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.
Agriculture and Food Security
Minister: Abubakar Kyari (Minister of State: Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi)
Sets national policy for crops, livestock, agribusiness and food security, supervising NALDA, the Seeds Council and the Agricultural Research Council across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervising the National Sports Commission, the National Institute for Sports and federal stadiums, and supporting national federations such as the NFF.
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.
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.