Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
Minister: Vacant — update in admin
Coordinates disaster relief, social safety nets and refugee support through NEMA, NCFRMI and NSIPA, including the National Social Register and conditional cash transfers.
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Water Resources and Sanitation
Minister: Joseph Utsev (Minister of State: Bello Muhammad Goronyo)
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation manages dams, river basins, irrigation, national water-supply policy, hydropower at the dam interface, and sanitation programmes linked to public health and the Sustainable Development Goals.
It supervises the twelve River Basin Development Authorities, the National Water Resources Institute in Kaduna, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, and the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet campaign to end open defecation.
Current priorities include the Partnership for Expanded Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) with states; completion of dam projects such as Kashimbila, Dasin Hausa and Mambilla; expansion of irrigation under the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) project; flood-risk early warning; and the National Action Plan for the Revitalisation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector.
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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.
Environment
Minister: Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of State: Iziaq Adekunle Salako)
Leads policy on environmental protection, climate response and biodiversity through NESREA, NOSDRA, HYPREP, the National Park Service and Nigeria's Climate Change Department.
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.
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.
Youth Development
Minister: Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Minister of State: Ayodele Olawande)
Designs programmes for youth skills, employment and civic engagement, supervising the NYSC, the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre and the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund.