Federal Ministries of Nigeria


The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various types of government service. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet.
Some government functions are provided by "commissions" or parastatals that may be independent or associated with a ministry.

Ministries

At times, ministries are amalgamated and at other times they are split. Thus Halima Tayo Alao was appointed Minister of Environment and Housing on 26 July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
After a cabinet reshuffle, in December 2008 Nduese Essien was appointed Minister of Environment and Hassan Muhammed Lawal was appointed Minister of Works and Housing.
On 6 April 2010, Mohammed Daggash was appointed Minister of Works and Nduese Essien was appointed Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development.
The table below lists current or past ministries.
MinistryNotesWebsite
AgricultureRegulates agricultural research, agriculture and national resources, forestry and veterinary researchhttp://fmard.gov.ng/
AviationRegulates air travel and aviation serviceshttp://aviation.gov.ng/
DefenceConsists of the defence services headquarters, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Navy, and other defence agencies and departmentshttp://www.defence.gov.ng/
EducationDirects education in Nigeriahttp://www.education.gov.ng/
EnergySee Petroleum Resources and Power
EnvironmentRegulates Environmental issueshttp://environment.gov.ng/
Federal Capital TerritoryAdministers the Federal Capital Territory http://fcda.gov.ng/
FinanceManages, controls and monitors federal revenues and expenditureshttp://www.finance.gov.ng
Foreign AffairsCharged with the responsibility for the formulation, articulation, and pursuit of Nigerian foreign policy trust and objectives.http://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/
HealthDevelop and implements policies and programs and undertakes other actions to deliver health serviceshttp://health.gov.ng/
Information and CultureTo establish and maintain a robust information dissemination mechanism that promotes our tourism potentials and enhances our cultural values.http://fmic.gov.ng/
InteriorTo render to Nigerians and foreigners alike, diverse internal security and other ancillary services that are highly qualitative, efficient, courteous and transparent.http://www.interior.gov.ng
JusticeBrings cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government. Headed by the Attorney General, who is also Minister of Justicehttp://www.justice.gov.ng/
Labour and ProductivityConcerned with relations between workers and employees.http://labour.gov.ng
Lands & Urban DevelopmentFormerly part of the Ministry of Workshttp://www.landsandhousing.gov.ng
Mines and Steel DevelopmentEncourages development of the country’s solid mineral resourceshttp://minesandsteel.gov.ng
Niger DeltaCoordinates efforts to tackle the challenges of infrastructural development, environment protection and youth empowerment in the Niger Deltahttp://nigerdelta.gov.ng/
Petroleum ResourcesRegulates upstream production and downstream distribution of petroleum productshttp://petroleumresources.gov.ng/
Power, Works and HousingCurrently merged with the Ministry of Works and Housinghttp://www.pwh.gov.ng
Science & TechnologyCharts the course of Scientific and Technological development of the nation
Trade and InvestmentRegulates trade and investmenthttp://nid.fmiti.gov.ng
Transportationhttp://www.transportation.gov.ng
Tourism, Culture & National OrientationMerged with Ministry of Information
Water ResourcesFormed from Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources in April 2010.
Women AffairsPromotes the development of women with equal rights and corresponding responsibilities
WorksMerged with Ministry of Power & Housing
Youth Developmenthttp://www.youthdevelopment.gov.ng/

Commissions

CommissionNotesWebsite
Federal Civil ServiceExecutive body that has the authority to make appointments and transfers, and to exercise disciplinary control over all Federal Civil Servantshttps://web.archive.org/web/20140512230804/http://fedcivilservice.gov.ng/
National Sports
National PlanningResponsible for formulating medium term and long term economic and development plans for the Nationhttp://www.npc.gov.ng/
Police Affairshttp://www.policeaffairs.gov.ng/
Police Formation and Command
State House