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.
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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: Wale Edun
Manages federal revenue, expenditure, debt and fiscal policy through FIRS, the Customs Service, the Debt Management Office, AMCON and the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.
Interior
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.
Information 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.
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.
Works
Minister: Dave Umahi
Plans and maintains federal highways and bridges through FERMA and the federal highway zones, with major projects including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway.