Federal Republic of NigeriaOverview
Current office
- Country
- Nigeria
Career
Record in public office
The record so far holds the current appointment
Minister of State for Defence, as recorded in the sources below. Earlier offices are added once each is checked against an official CV or register.
Point us to an official sourceIn government
Serves with 46 colleagues
- Bola TinubuPresident; Petroleum Resources
- Kashim ShettimaVice President
- Taiwo OyedeleFinance
- Bianca Odumegwu-OjukwuForeign Affairs
- Christopher MusaDefence
- Olubunmi Tunji-OjoInterior
- Lateef FagbemiJustice
- Muhammad Ali PateHealth and Social Welfare
- Tunji AlausaEducation
- Abubakar KyariAgriculture and Food Security
- Abubakar Atiku BaguduBudget and Economic Planning
- Hannatu MusawaArt, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy
- Festus KeyamoAviation and Aerospace
- Bosun TijaniCommunications and Digital Economy
- Balarabe Abbas LawalEnvironment
- Nyesom WikeFederal Capital Territory
- Muttaqha Rabe DarmaHousing and Urban Development
- Bernard M. DoroHumanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction
- Jumoke OduwoleIndustry, Trade and Investment
- Mohammed IdrisInformation and National Orientation
- Kingsley Tochukwu UdehInnovation, Science and Technology
- Muhammadu Maigari DingyadiLabour and Employment
- Idi Mukhtar MaihaLivestock Development
- Adegboyega OyetolaMarine and Blue Economy
- Ibrahim GeidamPolice Affairs
- Joseph Olasunkanmi TegbePower
- Abubakar MomohRegional Development
- Dele AlakeSolid Minerals Development
- Zephaniah JisaloSpecial Duties
- Shuaibu AuduSteel Development
- Joseph UtsevWater Resources and Sanitation
- Imaan Sulaiman-IbrahimWomen Affairs
- David UmahiWorks
- Ayodele OlawandeYouth Development
- Aliyu Sabi AbdullahiAgriculture (State)
- Yusuf Abdullahi AtaHousing (State)
- Doris Uzoka-AniteBudget (State)
- Iziaq Adekunle SalakoHealth (State)
- Suwaiba Said AhmadEducation (State)
- Sola EnikanolaiyeForeign Affairs (State)
- Mariya Mahmoud BunkureFederal Capital Territory (State)
- Bello Muhammad GoronyoWorks (State)
- John Owan EnohIndustry (State)
- Uba Maigari AhmaduRegional Development (State)
- Ekperikpe EkpoPetroleum Resources, Gas (State)
- Heineken LokpobiriPetroleum Resources, Oil (State)
Evidence
How this record is supported
Claims by status
2 claims · 2 sources
- Verified 0
- Sourced 2
Sources
- [1]Nigeria Ministers List (2026): Current Names & Portfolios
First NigerianNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [2]Cabinet of Bola Tinubu
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
Cite this record
Govpedia. "Bello Matawalle." Minister of State for Defence. Record gp:person/bello-matawalle, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/bello-matawalle/