List of Ministers in Nigeria (Current 2021)
This write up will be focusing on profiling the list of ministers we have in Nigeria. Nigeria has a country as so many ministers supporting the president. Once a president is elected he as the constitutional right to elect his ministers.
Nigeria as a country has 36 number of ministers, all these ministers are chosen from the six geo-political zones of the country.
We will be looking at the list of ministers we have in Nigeria, the offices they hold, and the states they came from.
List of Current Ministers in Nigeria
The list is in no particular order
- Chris Ngige
- Kayode Fayemi
- Rotimi Amaechi
- Babatunde Fashola
- Abdulrahman Dambazau
- Aisha Alhassan
- Ogbonnaya Onu
- Kemi Adeosun
- Abubakar Malami
- Sen Hadi Sirika
- Adebayo Shittu
- Suleiman Adamu
- Solomon Dalong
- Ibe Kachikwu
- Osagie Ehanire
- Audu Ogbeh
- Udo Udo Udoma
- Lai Mohammed
- Amina Mohammed
- Ibrahim Usman Jibril
- Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim
- Cladius Omoleye Daramola
- Prof Anthony Onwuka
- Geoffrey Onyema
- Dan Ali
- Barr James Ocholi
- Zainab Ahmed
- Okechukwu Enelamah
- Muhammadu Bello
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri
- Aisha Abubakar
- Heineken Lokpobiri
- Adamu Adamu
- Isaac Adewole
- Abubakar Bawa Bwari
- Pastor Usani Uguru
All this Ministers are carefully selected from different states, the selection is based on party affiliation and good track record in their various field of endeavor.
We would look at the states the above ministers are chosen from.
Names of Ministers and their States of Origin
The list is listed in no particular order.
- Chris Ngige – from Anambra state
- Kayode Fayemi – from Ekiti state
- Rotimi Amaechi – from Rivers state
- Babatunde Fashola – from Lagos state
- Abdulrahman Dambazau – from Kano state
- Aisha Alhassan – from Taraba state
- Ogbonnaya Onu – from Ebonyi state
- Kemi Adeosun – from Ogun state
- Abubakar Malami – from Kebbi state
- Sen Hadi Sirika – from Katsina state
- Adebayo Shittu – from Oyo state
- Suleiman Adamu – from Jigawa state
- Solomon Dalong – from Plateau state
- Ibe Kachikwu – from Delta state
- Osagie Ehanire – from Edo state
- Audu Ogbeh – from Benue state
- Udo Udoma – from Akwa Ibom state
- Lai Mohammed – from Kwara state
- Amina Mohammed – from Gombe state
- Ibrahim Usman Jibril – from Nasarawa state
- Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim – from Yobe state
- Cladius Omoleye Daramola – from Ondo state
- Prof Anthony Onwuka – from Imo state
- Geoffrey Onyema – from Enugu state
- Dan Ali – from Zamfara state
- Barr James Ocholi – from Kogi state
- Zainab Ahmed – from Kaduna state
- Okechukwu Enelamah – from Abia state
- Muhammadu Bello – from Adamawa state
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri – from Bornu state
- Aisha Abubakar – from Sokoto state
- Heineken Lokpobiri – from Bayelsa state
- Adamu – from Bauchi state
- Isaac Adewole – from Osun state
- Abubakar Bawa Bwari – from Niger state
- Pastor Usani Uguru – from Cross River state
List of Portfolio Being Handled by the Ministers
The list comprises of the name of the Ministers and their portfolio, the list is in no particular order
- Chris Ngige – Minister of Labour and Employment
- Kayode Fayemi- Minister of Solid Minerals
- Rotimi Amaechi – Minister of Transportation
- Babatunde Fashola – Minister of Power, Works, and Housing
- Abdulrahman Dambazau – Minister of Interior
- Aisha Alhassan – Minister of Women Affairs
- Ogbonnaya Onu – Minister of Science and Technology
- Kemi Adeosun – Minister of Finance
- Abubakar Malami – Minister of Justice & Attorney-General
- Sen Hadi Sirika – Minister of State, Aviation
- Adebayo Shittu – Minister of Communication
- Suleiman Adamu – Minister of Water Resources
- Solomon Dalong – Minister for Youth and Sports
- Ibe Kachikwu – Minister of State, Petroleum
- Osagie Ehanire – Minister of State, Health
- Audu Ogbeh – Minister of Agriculture
- Udo Udo Udoma – Minister of Budget & National Planning
- Lai Mohammed –Minister of Information
- Amina Mohammed – Minister of Environment
- Ibrahim Usman Jibril – Minister of State, Environment
- Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim – Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
- Cladius Omoleye Daramola -Minister of State, Niger Delta
- Prof Anthony Onwuka – Minister of State, Education
- Geoffrey Onyema – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Dan Ali – Minister of Defence
- Barr James Ocholi – – Minister of State, Labour & Employment
- Zainab Ahmed – Minister of State Budget and National Planning
- Okechukwu Enelamah – Minister of Trade, Investment & Industry
- Muhammadu – Bello-Minister of Federal Capital Territory
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Minister of State, Power
- Aisha Abubakar – Minister of State, Trade & Investment
- Heineken Lokpobiri – Minister of State, Agriculture
- Adamu Adamu – Minister of Education
- Isaac Adewole – Minister of Health
- Abubakar Bawa Bwari – Minister of State, Solid Minerals
- Pastor Usani Uguru – Minister of Niger Delta
Overall the president of the federal republic on Nigeria oversees the activity of all ministers and they all report back to the president. The president can at any time remove and replace the minsters at any time.
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