# Federal Ministry of Works (Nigeria)

The Federal Ministry of Works of Nigeria is a government body responsible for the planning, development, and maintenance of federal roads, bridges, and infrastructure across the country. It oversees the construction and rehabilitation of highways, ensures road safety standards are met, and coordinates with other relevant agencies and stakeholders in the transportation sector.
The current Minister of Works is David Umahi.

## Structure

The Ministry of Works is structured into eleven professional departments and eight units.

### Departments

* Highways, Planning & Development
* Human Resource Management
* Highways Construction and Rehabilitation
* Finance and Accounts
* Planning, Research and Statistics
* Information and Communication Technology
* Procurement
* Reform Coord. & Service Improvement
* Highway Bridges and Design
* Highways, Mat. Geo-Technics & QC
* Engineering Services

### Units

* Legal Services
* Press and Public Relations
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
* Audit
* Protocol
* Public Private Partnership
* Reforms, SERVICOM and Anti-Corruption Unit
* Library Services

## Federal Ministers of Works

| Name (Born-Died) | Name (Born-Died) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Cabinet |
| Colonial Nigeria ||||||
| 1 | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912 –1966) | 1951 | 1954 | Macpherson |
| 2 | Inuwa Wada (1917– 2015) | 1955 | 1 October 1960 | Macpherson |
| Federation of Nigeria ||||||
| 2 | Inuwa Wada (1917– 2015) | 1 October 1960 | May 1965 | Balewa (I • II) |
| 3 | Shehu Shagari (1925 –2018) | May 1965 | 16 January 1966 | Balewa (II) |
| 4 | Femi Okunnu (b. 1933) | 6 July 1967 | 1975 | Gowon (Federal Executive Council) |
| 5 | Olusegun Obasanjo (b. 1937) | January 1975 | 29 July 1975 | Gowon (Federal Executive Council) |
| 6 | Olufemi Olumide (1938–2020) | 29 July 1975 | 1976 | Muhammed (Federal Executive Council) |
| 7 | Orho Esio Obada (1939–2020) | 1976 | 1977 | Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council) |
| 8 | Oberu Aribiah (b. 1938) | March 1977 | 24 July 1978 | Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council) |
| 9 | Muhammed Shuwa (1939–2012) | 24 July 1978 | 1979 | Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council) |
| 10 | Sunday Essang (1940–1991) | December 1979 | October 1983 | Shagari (I) |
| 11 | Emmanuel Nsan (1932–2011) | October 1983 | 1984 | Buhari (Federal Executive Council) |
| 12 | Hamza Abdullahi (1945–2019) | 1984 | 1985 | Buhari (Federal Executive Council) |
| 13 | Abubakar Umar (1925–2009) | 1985 | 23 December 1987 | Babangida (Federal Executive Council) |
| 14 | Mohammed Kontagora (b. 1937) | 23 December 1987 | 1993 | Babangida (Federal Executive Council) |
| 15 | Barnabas Gemade (1928–2001) | August 1993 | 17 November 1993 | Shonekan (I) |
| 16 | Lateef Jakande (1929–2021) | November 1993 | March 1995 | Abacha (Federal Executive Council) |
| 17 | Abdulkareem Adisa (1948–2005) | March 1995 | December 1997 | Abacha (Federal Executive Council) |
| 18 | Garba Ali Mohammed (b. 1949) | December 1997 | June 1999 | Abubakar (Federal Executive Council) |
| 19 | Anthony Anenih (1933 –2018) | June 1999 | July 2003 | Obasanjo (I) |
| 20 | Adeseye Ogunlewe (b. 1943) | July 2003 | March 2006 | Obasanjo (II) |
| 21 | Obafemi Anibaba (b. 1944) | March 2006 | September 2006 | Obasanjo (II) |
| 22 | Cornelius Adebayo (b. 1944) | September 2006 | January 2007 | Obasanjo (II) |
| 23 | Hassan Muhammed Lawal (1954–2018) | 17 December 2008 | 17 March 2010 | Yar'Adua (I) |
| 24 | Mohammed Daggash (b. 1960) | 6 April 2010 | July 2011 | Jonathan (I) |
| 25 | Mike Onolememen (b. 1965) | July 2011 | November 2015 | Jonathan (II) |
| 26 | Babatunde Fashola (b. 1963) | 11 November 2015 | 29 May 2023 | Buhari (I • II) |
| 27 | Dave Umahi (b. 1963) | 21 August 2023 | Incumbent | Tinubu (I) |