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)PortraitTerm of OfficeCabinetColonial Nigeria1Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912 –1966)19511954Macpherson2Inuwa Wada (1917– 2015)19551 October 1960Federation of Nigeria2Inuwa Wada (1917– 2015)1 October 1960May 1965Balewa (I • II)3Shehu Shagari (1925 –2018)May 196516 January 1966Balewa (II)4Femi Okunnu (b. 1933)6 July 19671975Gowon (Federal Executive Council)5Olusegun Obasanjo (b. 1937)January 197529 July 19756Olufemi Olumide (1938–2020)29 July 19751976Muhammed (Federal Executive Council)7Orho Esio Obada (1939–2020)19761977Obasanjo (Federal Executive Council)8Oberu Aribiah (b. 1938)March 197724 July 19789Muhammed Shuwa (1939–2012)24 July 1978197910Sunday Essang (1940–1991)December 1979October 1983Shagari (I)11Emmanuel Nsan (1932–2011)October 19831984Buhari (Federal Executive Council)12Hamza Abdullahi (1945–2019)1984198513Abubakar Umar (1925–2009)198523 December 1987Babangida (Federal Executive Council)14Mohammed Kontagora (b. 1937)23 December 1987199315Barnabas Gemade (1928–2001)August 199317 November 1993Shonekan (I)16Lateef Jakande (1929–2021)November 1993March 1995Abacha (Federal Executive Council)17Abdulkareem Adisa (1948–2005)March 1995December 199718Garba Ali Mohammed (b. 1949)December 1997June 1999Abubakar (Federal Executive Council)19Anthony Anenih (1933 –2018)June 1999July 2003Obasanjo (I)20Adeseye Ogunlewe (b. 1943)July 2003March 2006Obasanjo (II)21Obafemi Anibaba (b. 1944)March 2006September 200622Cornelius Adebayo (b. 1944)September 2006January 200723Hassan Muhammed Lawal (1954–2018)17 December 200817 March 2010Yar'Adua (I)24Mohammed Daggash (b. 1960)6 April 2010July 2011Jonathan (I)25Mike Onolememen (b. 1965)July 2011November 2015Jonathan (II)26Babatunde Fashola (b. 1963)11 November 201529 May 2023Buhari (I • II)27Dave Umahi (b. 1963)21 August 2023IncumbentTinubu (I)
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