November 27, 2023
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List of Current Nigerian Ministers and their Portfolios (2025)

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Ministers are senior government officials responsible for a specific government department or ministry. In Nigeria, we have 26 federal ministries, each headed by a Minister and “supported” by a Minister of State. For example, the Minister of Health, in person of Hon. Ali Pate is charged with the responsibility of working on policies related to public health, healthcare delivery, and disease prevention.

The minister covers the entire ministry and the minister of state assists and performs other functions as assigned by the minister. The ministers are all nominated by the president who alone has the full authority to do so. The nominees are subject to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation, after which they become members of the Cabinet.

With a total count of 47 ministers, President Bola Tinubu now has the largest cabinet in Nigeria’s democratic history. It is also noteworthy that Tinubu’s ministers are almost evenly distributed across all Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria.

Members of the Cabinet
Members of the Cabinet

List of Ministers in Nigeria, their Portfolios and their States (2025)

Here’s a list of all current Nigerian ministers and their ministries:

S/NMinistryPortfolioNameState of Origin
1Federal Ministry of Art Culture Tourism and the Creative EconomyHonourable MinisterHannatu Musa MusawaKatsina
2Ministry of DefenceHonourable MinisterMohammed Badaru AbubakarJigawa
3Ministry of DefenceHonourable Minister of StateDr. Bello Mohammed MatawalleZamfara
4Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty ReductionHonourable Minister——
5Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty ReductionHonourable Minister of StateDr. Yusuf Tanko SununuKebbi
6Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food SecurityHonourable MinisterSen. Abubakar KyariBorno
7Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food SecurityHonourable Minister of StateSen. Aliyu Sabi AbdullahiNiger
8Federal Ministry of Housing & Urban DevelopmentHonourable MinisterArc. Ahmed Musa DangiwaKatsina
9Federal Ministry of Housing & Urban DevelopmentHonourable Minister of StateRt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Atah—
10Federal Ministry of Labour and EmploymentHonourable MinisterMuhammadu Maigari Dingyadi—
11Federal Ministry of Labour and EmploymentHonourable Minister of StateRt. Hon. Nkiruka Chidubem OnyejeochaAbia
12Federal Ministry of Budget & Economic PlanningHonourable MinisterSen. Abubakar Atiku BaguduKebbi
13Federal Ministry of Health and Social WelfareCoordinating MinisterProf. Muhammad Ali PateBauchi
14Federal Ministry of Health and Social WelfareHonourable Minister of StateDr. Iziaq Adekunle SalakoOgun
15Federal Ministry of EducationHonourable MinisterDr. Maruf Tunji AlausaLagos
16Federal Ministry of EducationHonourable Minister of StateDr. Suwaiba Said Ahmad—
17Ministry of InteriorHonourable MinisterHon. Olubunmi Tunji-OjoOndo
18Ministry of Foreign AffairsHonourable MinisterAmb. Yusuf Maitama TuggarBauchi
19Ministry of Foreign AffairsHonourable Minister of StateBianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu—
20Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Honourable MinisterBarr. Ezenwo Nyesom WikeRivers
21Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Honourable Minister of StateDr. Mahmoud MairiyaKano
22Federal Ministry of Water Resources & SanitationHonourable MinisterEngr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun UtsevBenue
23Federal Ministry of WorksHonourable MinisterEngr. David UmahiEbonyi
24Federal Ministry of WorksHonourable Minister of StateBarr. Bello Muhammad GoronyoSokoto
25Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and InvestmentHonourable MinisterDr. Jumoke Oduwole—
26Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and InvestmentHonourable Minister of StateSen. John Owan EnohCross River
27Federal Ministry of Women AffairsHonourable MinisterImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimNasarawa
28Ministry of Steel DevelopmentHonourable MinisterShuaibu A. AuduAdamawa
29Ministry of Regional DevelopmentHonourable MinisterEngr. Abubakar MomohEdo
30Ministry of Regional DevelopmentHonourable Minister of StateUba Maigari AhmaduTaraba
31Federal Ministry of Information and National OrientationHonourable MinisterMohammed IdrisNiger
32Federal Ministry of JusticeAttorney General of the Federation and MinisterLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKwara
33Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental AffairsHonourable MinisterRt. Hon. Zephaniah Bitrus JisaloFCT
34Federal Ministry of Communications Innovation and Digital EconomyHonourable MinisterDr. Bosun TijaniOgun
35Federal Ministry of FinanceHonourable Minister and Coordinating Minister of the EconomyWale EdunOgun
36Federal Ministry of FinanceHonourable Minister of StateDr. Doris Uzoka-AniteImo
37Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue EconomyHonourable MinisterAdegboyega OyetolaOsun
38Federal Ministry of PowerHonourable MinisterChief Adebayo A. AdelabuOyo
39Ministry of Solid Minerals DevelopmentHonourable MinisterDr. Oladele Henry AlakeEkiti
40Federal Ministry of TransportationHonourable MinisterSen. Said Ahmed AlkaliGombe
41Federal Ministry of Innovation Science and TechnologyHonourable Minister——
42Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace DevelopmentHonourable MinisterFestus KeyamoDelta
43Ministry of Youth DevelopmentHonourable MinisterAyodele Olawande—
44Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas)Honourable Minister of StateRt. Hon. Ekperikpe EkpoAkwa-Ibom
45Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Oil)Honourable Minister of StateSen. Heineken LokpobiriBayelsa
46Federal Ministry of EnvironmentHonourable MinisterBalarabe Abbas Lawal—
47Ministry of Livestock DevelopmentHonourable MinisterIdi Mukhtar Maiha—

Abdulbasit Toriola

AbdulBasit is a student of Medical Lab Science in UNILAG who writes mostly Nigerian history, current affairs, and explores the extraordinary journeys of Nigerians beating the odds. His works have been published on Africa Prime News and Opinion Nigeria. He's on Twitter as @blackboymusings.

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