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.
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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: 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.
Aviation and Aerospace Development
Minister: Festus Keyamo
Regulates Nigerian civil aviation, airport infrastructure and air safety through the NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NiMet and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology in Zaria.
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.
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.
Budget and Economic Planning
Minister: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Coordinates the federal budget, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Nigeria's national development plans, supervising the Budget Office, the Bureau of Statistics and NISER.