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.
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Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Sports Development promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervises stadiums and federations, and represents Nigeria at continental and global competitions.
It works with the National Sports Commission and the National Institute for Sports, supervises federal sports facilities including the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja and the National Stadium in Lagos, and coordinates with national federations such as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Athletics Federation of Nigeria, and Nigeria Olympic Committee.
Current priorities include positioning sports as a business through the National Policy on Sports Development, talent identification programmes for youth, infrastructure rehabilitation across the six geopolitical zones, support for the Super Eagles, Super Falcons and D'Tigers, and Nigeria's preparation for the 2026 Commonwealth Games and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations co-hosting bid.
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Minister: Bosun Tijani
Oversees telecoms, broadband, digital identity and innovation policy through the NCC, NITDA, NIMC, Galaxy Backbone and NIPOST, anchoring Nigeria's role in the global digital economy.
Defence
Minister: Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Minister of State: Bello Matawalle)
Directs national defence policy and oversees the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force, working with the service chiefs, DICON and the Defence Intelligence Agency on national security.
Labour and Employment
Minister: Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi (Minister of State: Nkiruka Onyejeocha)
Regulates the workplace and industrial relations and promotes employment through the National Directorate of Employment, the National Productivity Centre, the Industrial Arbitration Panel and NSITF.
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.
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.