Who Runs Naija/
Nigeria’s government, mapped and sourced.

2027 General Election

INEC

Presidential & National Assembly

107 days10 hrs1 min

Sat, 16 Jan 2027 · polls open 8:30 a.m. WAT · President, 109 senators and 360 representatives

Then Governorship & State Houses of Assembly: Sat, 6 Feb 2027

INEC revised timetable, 27 Feb 2026 ↗Your election guide →

Who represents me?

Your governor, senators, members of the House of Representatives and state assembly.

Federal character

37 of 37 states and the FCT have a minister in the cabinet of 48. See where each one comes from.

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Who Runs Naija: Nigeria’s government, mapped and sourced

Government in the news

Abia Governor Alex Otti has urged Igbo traders to shift from conventional trading to manufacturing and digital commerce to compete with Chinese businesses.1 The Joseph Ogogo Foundation has donated school bags, sandals, and writing materials to seven schools in Obanliku LGA of Cross River State to support pupils2 The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, has honoured 39 officers for their distinguished service, describing the policing job as stressful.3 The Benue State Government is considering the formal recognition of public relations as a career structure in the state public service, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyacinth Alia, Tersoo Kula, has said.4

Appointments & exits

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Every appointment, reappointment and exit we can source, read from State House releases, the National Assembly and agency notices, with a link to each.

Empty seats2no one in post
Acting6not yet substantive
Most recent0dago, on Sep 30
Activity1 in the last 30 days
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30d ago20d10dtoday
September 20261
  1. AppointedSep 30 ↗

    Honourable Minister of State

    Outgoing
    Mahmoud Mairiga
    Incoming
    Mariya Mahmoud

By the numbers

What the Federal Government of Nigeria is made of, as mapped here.

By type

  • corporation13
  • department151
  • commission14
  • elected5
  • court6
  • advisory5

By branch

  • legislative4
  • executive168
  • judicial8
  • independent14
Where the 2026 budget goes →

194 organizations in total, 129 of them sub-agencies.

Who Runs Naija is an independent Nigerian civic project. It maps the country’s institutions, the offices inside them, and the constitutional and statutory links between them, and every entity links to its legal basis.Inspired by CivLab’s US Gov Graph, and built for Nigeria. Map of Nigeria: geoBoundaries (GRID3, 2022), CC BY 4.0.

Newsmakers

Who the Nigerian press named most in the last 90 days: 600 stories across 7 newsrooms

Bola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Tosin AjayiBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Rabiu Abdullahi UmarBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Olayemi CardosoBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Ola OlukoyedeBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Joash AmupitanBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Nyesom WikeBola Ahmed Tinubu appoints John TsohoKashim Shettima chairs NEC Babajide Sanwo-OluKashim Shettima chairs NEC Abba Kabir YusufKashim Shettima chairs NEC Dapo AbiodunKashim Shettima chairs NEC Dauda LawalKashim Shettima chairs NEC Muhammad Inuwa YahayaKashim Shettima chairs NEC Sheriff OborevworiKashim Shettima chairs NEC Seyi MakindeKashim Shettima chairs NEC Uba SaniKashim Shettima chairs NEC Umo EnoKashim Shettima chairs NEC Babagana ZulumKashim Shettima chairs NEC Olayemi CardosoBola Ahmed TinubuAPC · President28 storiesNamed todayNyesom WikePDP · Minister of the FCT20 storiesNamed todayJTJohn TsohoChief Judge of the Federal High Court12 storiesNamed todayBabajide Sanwo-OluAPC · Governor of Lagos State11 storiesNamed todayJAJoash AmupitanChairman of INEC10 storiesNamed todayKashim ShettimaAPC · Vice President9 storiesNamed todayTajudeen AbbasAPC · Speaker of the House of Represe…9 storiesNamed todayAKAbba Kabir YusufAPC · Governor of Kano State7 storiesNamed todayDapo AbiodunAPC · Governor of Ogun State7 storiesNamed todayDauda LawalAPC · Governor of Zamfara State7 storiesNamed todayMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAPC · Governor of Gombe State7 storiesNamed todaySheriff OborevworiAPC · Governor of Delta State7 storiesNamed todayOOOla OlukoyedeExecutive Chairman of the EFCC6 storiesNamed todaySMSeyi MakindeAPM · Governor of Oyo State6 storiesNamed todayUba SaniAPC · Governor of Kaduna State6 storiesNamed todayUEUmo EnoAPC · Governor of Akwa Ibom State6 storiesNamed todayBabagana ZulumAPC · Governor of Borno State5 storiesNamed todayOlayemi CardosoGovernor of the Central Bank of Niger…5 storiesNamed todayRARabiu Abdullahi UmarAuthority Chief Executive5 storiesNamed todayTATosin AjayiDirector-General of the DSS5 storiesNamed yesterday
JJThe people behind the headlinesNewsmakers