Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Nigeria)

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Federal Ministry of Power
Coat of arms of Nigeria.svg
Founding document Constitution of Nigeria
JurisdictionNigeria
Websitewww.power.gov.ng
Executive branch
LeaderMinister
Appointer President of Nigeria
Headquarters Abuja
Judicial branch
Seat Abuja, FCT

Ministry of Power is an arm of the Federal government of Nigeria with the responsibilities of providing social amenities such as Power over Ethernet across the country. The Ministry in discharging this mandate is guided by the provisions of the laws provided under National Electric Power Policy (NEPP) of 2001, the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act of 2005, Rural Electrification Implementation Strategy Plan 2016 and the Roadmap for Power Sector Reform of August 2010. [1] [2] [3]

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Administration

Fderal Ministry of Works and Housing Federal Ministry of Works and Housing complex.jpg
Fderal Ministry of Works and Housing

Muhammadu Buhari appoint Babatunde Fashola former governor of Lagos State as minister of Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, [4] served from 2015 to 2019, in 2019 Saleh Mamman was appointed as a new minister. the Minister of Works And Housing. [5] The President makes the announcement after an inauguration of his cabinet in capital territory Abuja. [6] [7] [8] Later on The president decided to split the ministry into two [9] [10] He appointed Sale Mamman as minister of Power and Fashola to handle Works and Housing. [11]

Agency

The Ministry executes its mandatory work through the following Seven (7) Agencies:

Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Abuja HQ Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Abuja HQ.jpg
Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Abuja HQ

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