Cabinet of Nigeria - wikipedia Cabinet of Nigeria Nigeria This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Nigeria Constitution Human rights Government President ( list ) Muhammadu Buhari Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Cabinet Federal Parastatals National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Judiciary Supreme Court Subdivisions States State governors Local Government Areas Elections Recent elections Presidential : 2011 2015 2019 Parliamentary : 2011 2015 2019 Political parties Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Nigeria to Nigeria Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas The Cabinet of Nigeria is the Executive Branch of the Government of Nigeria. The Cabinet members are appointed by the President and report to the President. The Cabinet currently oversees 24 Federal Ministries, each responsible for some aspect of providing government services, as well as a number of parastatals ( government - owned corporations ). Contents 1 Relationship to Civil Service 2 Ministers and Ministers of State 3 Current cabinet 4 See also 5 References Relationship to civil Service The ministries and parastatals are staffed by career civil servants. Each is headed by a Permanent Secretary, a senior civil servant appointed by the Head of the Civil Service. The Permanent Secretary is accountable to a Minister, who sits in the Cabinet and reports to the President. The Minister is appointed by the President subject to approval by the Senate and is responsible for policy, while the Permanent Secretary is responsible for implementation of policy. Ministers and Ministers of state By convention, there must be one Cabinet member from each of the 36 states in Nigeria, although there are only 19 ministries and at times a Federal minister is responsible for more than one ministry ( e.g. Environment and Housing ), or the President takes direct control of a key ministry such as Petroleum Resources. To ensure representation from each state, a Minister is often assisted by one or more Ministers of State. Current cabinet Cabinet of Nigeria : 11 November 2015 -- Present Portrait Portfolio Incumbent Term President Commander - in - chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces Minister of Petroleum Muhammadu Buhari 2015 -- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo 2015 -- Minister of Justice Attorney General Abubakar Malami 2015 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama 2015 -- Minister of Finance Folake Adeosun 2015 -- Minister of Defence Mansur Dan Ali 2015 -- Minister of Education Adamu Adamu 2015 -- Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Okechukwu Enelamah 2015 -- Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige 2015 -- Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Musa Bello 2015 -- Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu 2015 -- Minister of Solid Minerals John Kayode Fayemi 2015 -- Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau 2015 -- Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma 2015 -- Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola 2015 -- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbeh 2015 -- Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi 2015 -- Minister of Health Isaac Adewole 2015 -- Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Alhassan 2015 -- Minister of Niger Delta Usani Uguru Usani 2015 -- Minister of Information Lai Mohammed 2015 -- Minister of Environment Amina J. Mohammed 2015 -- 2016 Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu Kazaure 2015 -- Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalong 2015 -- Minister of State for Aviation Sirika Hadi 2015 -- Minister of State for Environment Ibrahim Jibrin 2015 -- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim 2015 -- Minister of State for Solid Minerals Bawa Bwari Abubakar 2015 -- Minister of State for Health Osagie Ehanire 2015 -- Minister of State for Niger Delta Omole Daramola 2015 -- Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing Mustapha Baba Shauri 2015 -- Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing Suleiman Hassan 2017 -- Minister of State for Education Anthony Onwuka 2015 -- Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development Heineken Lokpobiri 2015 -- Minister of State for Labour and Employment Stephen Ocheni 2017 -- * * Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed 2015 -- Minister for Communication Adebayo Shittu 2015 -- Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment Aisha Abubakar 2015 -- Minister of State for Petroleum Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu 2015 -- Predecessor, James Ocholi Died in Office See also Nigerian Civil Service Federal Ministries of Nigeria References Jump up ^ `` List of Federal Ministers of Nigeria, Permanent Secretaries & Their Ministries ''. STATE HOUSE Office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Permanent Secretaries ''. Office of the Head of Service of the Federation. Archived from the original on 2010 - 08 - 10. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Government Ministries in Nigeria ''. Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 21. Jump up ^ http://www.leadership.ng/news/473836/buhari-inaugurates-cabinet-assigns-portfolios Jump up ^ http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/finally-buhari-appoints-ministers-appoints-self-in-charge-of-petroleum/225328/ Jump up ^ http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/11/nigeria-politics-cabinet-idINL8N1362TP20151111 Cabinet ministries of Nigeria First Nigerian Republic Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Second Nigerian Republic Shehu Shagari Third Nigerian Republic Ernest Shonekan Fourth Nigerian Republic Olusegun Obasanjo Umaru Yar'Adua Goodluck Jonathan Muhammadu Buhari National cabinets of Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde ( Cabo Verde ) Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies and other territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla ( Spain ) Madeira ( Portugal ) Mayotte / Réunion ( France ) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom ) Western Sahara Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cabinet_of_Nigeria&oldid=799530046 '' Categories : Federal ministers of Nigeria Cabinet ministries of Nigeria Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 08 : 07. 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Question: who is the current minister of petroleum in nigeria
Answer: Muhammadu Buhari