There are over 20 ministries in Nigeria, each of which is saddled with specific responsibilities and assignments; each of the ministries is usually headed by an individual (minister) upon approval by the President and Senate. The Federal Ministries in Nigeria are as listed below:
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: this federal ministry is saddled with the responsibility of:
- Regulating and enhancing agricultural research in the country
- Training of agricultural workers and relevant stakeholders through proven techniques
- Rehabilitation of degraded agricultural land.
- Ministry of Information and Communication. Its functions are:
- Provide citizens with the latest happenings in the various arms of government
- They ensure proper dissemination of local and international information as it concerns the well-being of Nigerians
- Ministry of Defence.
- Prepares national defence policies that will ensure Nigeria’s security
- Ministry of Education
- Maintain uniform standards of education in every institution in Nigeria
- Ministry of Environment.
- Liaise with other state agencies to ensure the protection of the environment
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
- Prepare an annual fiscal budget
- Propose bills, salaries and pension terms
- Manage government financial assets
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Defend state interest in interest in international conference and forums
- Political negotiation between the government and international bodies
- Ministry of Federal Capital Territory:
- Oversee infrastructural and physical development in the state
- Ministry of Health and Social Services
- Develops and implement health policies and programs
- It is responsible for health care development as well as hospital development in Nigeria
- Ministry of Information and culture:
- Provide professional information that projects the federal government and her people as responsible
- Provision and Dissemination of essential and authentic information in a way that will enhance the democratic governance of Nigeria
- Ministry of Interior
- Regulates passport and immigration in Nigeria
- Granting of Nigeria citizenship
- Management of national emergencies
- Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General
- Ensures access to justice for all and sundry
- Tracking of any recovered government assets
- Ensure collaboration with the government, international communities to enhance proper justice delivery
- Ministry of Labour and employment
- Formulates policies for the development of labour policies
- Ministry of Niger Delta
- To ensure safety and security of the Niger Delta region
- Liaise with private oil companies for pollution control in the environment
- Initiation and supervision of policies governing the oil and gas sector
- Ministry of Petroleum Resources
- Implementation and regulation of policies in the Oil and Gas sector
- Ministry of Power, Works and Housing
- It handles the establishment and maintenance of power plants
- Ministry of Solid Mineral Development
- Regulation of sales, consumption and transport of solid minerals in the state
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Enhance the development of science and technology apparatus available in Nigeria institutions
- Ministry of Transportation
- Develop transportation policies
- Oversee the construction and maintenance of Government infrastructural projects
- Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development:
- Ensures effective production and distribution of potable water in Nigeria
- Support and evaluate programmes such as the National Water Resources Institute
- Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
- Protects the rights of women in the society to ensure that no woman is victimized
- Ensure that women are integrated into national processes
- Ministry of Youths and Sports development;
- Initiates youth development programmes for young Nigerians
- It supervises sport policies and developments in other to ensure effective sporting activities in Nigeria