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.
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Women Affairs
Minister: Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs advances gender equality, women's empowerment, protection from violence, and programmes for girls' education and economic participation across Nigeria.
It supervises the National Centre for Women Development, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) interface, the National Council for Child Rights Implementation, and gender desks across MDAs. It also coordinates Nigeria's reporting under CEDAW and the Maputo Protocol.
Strategic priorities include the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP-Scale Up) with the World Bank, full domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act and the Child Rights Act in remaining states, expansion of the Sexual Assault Referral Centres, the National Gender Policy implementation framework, support for women's entrepreneurship, and tackling out-of-school numbers for girls in northern Nigeria.
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View allAgriculture 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.
Foreign Affairs
Minister: Yusuf Tuggar (Minister of State: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu)
Conducts Nigeria's diplomacy, treaties and consular services and represents the country at the UN, AU, ECOWAS, OPEC and the Commonwealth, supported by NIDCOM for diaspora affairs.
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.
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.
Justice
Minister: Lateef Fagbemi
Headed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, advises government on legal matters, drafts legislation and conducts federal prosecutions, supervising Legal Aid, NIALS and the Law Reform Commission.