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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Works
Minister: Dave Umahi
Mandate
The Federal Ministry of Works plans, constructs and maintains federal highways and bridges, sets engineering standards, and supervises major civil works that connect states and key economic corridors.
It supervises the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) interface, the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, and federal highway zones across the country. It also administers the Highway Manual and Procurement of Engineering Services regulations.
Current priorities include the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway, the Second Niger Bridge access roads, rehabilitation of the Lagos–Ibadan and Abuja–Kano expressways, expanded use of concrete pavement on critical corridors, the Highway Development and Management Initiative for tolling and maintenance concessions, and tighter axle-load enforcement to extend road life.
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View allWater 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.
Innovation, Science and Technology
Minister: Uche Nnaji
Funds R&D and supervises the science agencies — NASENI, NASRDA, RMRDC, the Sheda Science Complex and the National Biotechnology Agency — to drive innovation-led growth.
Marine and Blue Economy
Minister: Gboyega Oyetola
Created in 2023 to develop policy for ports, shipping, fisheries and coastal resources through the Nigerian Ports Authority, NIMASA, the Shippers' Council and the Maritime Academy in Oron.
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.
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.