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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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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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.
Sports Development
Minister: John Enoh
Promotes grassroots and elite sport, supervising the National Sports Commission, the National Institute for Sports and federal stadiums, and supporting national federations such as the NFF.
Industry, Trade and Investment
Minister: Doris Uzoka-Anite
Promotes industrialisation, trade and investment through NIPC, NEPC, NEXIM, SON, FCCPC, the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Bank of Industry, including AfCFTA implementation.
Transportation
Minister: Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali
Coordinates road, rail and inland waterways policy through the Nigerian Railway Corporation, the National Inland Waterways Authority, the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and CRFFN.
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.