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Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction

Federal humanitarian response and poverty-reduction programmes.

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Honourable Minister

BMBernard M. DoroAppointed 2024

Nominated from Plateau State, North Central · Federal character

What the Constitution says

  • s.147(2)

    The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).

2026 budget

All ministries

₦497 billion0.7% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦255 billion
  • Running costs ₦5.57 billion
  • Projects ₦236 billion

Largest lines, of 9

  1. North East Development Commission₦247 billion · p.2590
  2. Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President Mdg (ossap-Mdgs)₦176 billion · p.2590
  3. Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation₦23.7 billion · p.2590
  4. National Commission for Refugees₦17.2 billion · p.2590
  5. National. Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons₦15.5 billion · p.2590

Sum of the lines the Act lists under it. Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.2590

Where it appears in the news

  • Flash Flood Hits Ebonyi Community Again, Displaces Residents

    Sep 30, 2026

    In response to the escalating crisis, a joint delegation from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is scheduled to visit the community today for an on-the-spot assessment to facilitate immediate relie

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Senate of Nigeria confirms Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. s.147(2): The President appoints every minister, but only after the Senate confirms the nomination. At least one minister must come from each state (s.147(3)).People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoZubaida UmarBadamasi LawalJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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