Ministries of Kaduna State | |
Area Total Km2: | 46053 |
Area Rank: | 4th of 36 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Postal Code: | 8000014 |
Website: | Kaduna State Ministries |
Iso Code: | NG-KD |
Postal Code Type: | postal code |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1: | WAT |
Type: | State |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Kaduna State |
Seal Alt: | Seal of Kaduna State |
Nickname: | Centre of Learning |
Coordinates: | 10.3333°N 52°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Leader Name: | Uba Sani |
Leader Name1: | Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Governor |
Leader Title: | Governor[1] |
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
Leader Party: | APC |
Seat: | Kaduna |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Established Date: | 27 May 1967 |
Ministries of Kaduna State are official branches legally approved by the state government for carrying a specific project inside Kaduna State. The ministries are govern by appointed commissioners by the state governor and approved by the State House of Assembly..[2] In 2019 the governor of the state Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai cut down the rate of ministries from 19 to 14 ministries.[3] The governor signed an executive order to create another three new ministries apart from the old ones.[4] [5]
The governor of the state made a new structure, He signed an Executive Order to create and restructure ministries in Kaduna State. The order abolishes the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, the Ministry of Rural & Community Development and the Ministry of Water Resources. It amends the mandates of the ministries responsible for local government, women and social development, works and sports.[6]
1 | Ministry of Agriculture | Murtala Dabo | Kaduna State Ministry of agriculture | ||
2 | Planning and Budget Commission | Mukhtar Ahmed | Kaduna State Ministry of budget | ||
3 | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology | Patience Fakai | Kaduna State Ministry of commerce | ||
4 | Ministry of Education | Prof. Mohammed Sani Bello | Kaduna State Ministry of education | ||
5 | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources | Abubakar Buba | Kaduna State Ministry of Environment | ||
6 | Ministry of Finance | Shizzer Nasara Joy Bada | Kaduna State Ministry of finance | ||
7 | Sani Shuaibu | Kaduna State Ministry of justice | |||
8 | Ministry of Health | Ummi Kaltume Ahmed | Kaduna State Ministry of health | ||
9 | Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs | Sadiq Mamman Lagos | Kaduna State Ministry of local government | ||
10 | Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs | Kaduna State Ministry of rural | |||
11 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Development | Aminu Abdullahi Shagali | Kaduna State Ministry of water | ||
12 | Ministry of Human Services and Social Development | Salisu Rabi | Kaduna State Ministry of women | ||
13 | Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure | Arc (Dr.) Ibrahim Hamza | Kaduna State Ministry of works | ||
14 | Ministry of Sports Development | Prof. Benjamin Kumai Gugong | Kaduna State Ministry of youth | ||
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