Niger state was created on September, 11th in the late 70’s, precisely 1976 from the old north-western State. First civilian Governor of the State was Alh. Awwal Ibrahim now the Emir of Suleja. The said Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development were known as Ministry of Works, Transport and Housing and were among the earlier Ministries created in the inception of the State. Now it has change to his former nomenclature on September, 2015 by the new executive Governor of Niger State, his Excellency Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello to Ministry of Works and Transport which also later after executive council appointed, he separated the Ministry again to Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development and Ministry of Transport by the year 2018.
The Ministry was charge with the responsibility of handling the provision of infrastructural facilities such as roads, schools, hospitals, residential quarters, recreational centers e.t.c as well as the maintenance of such facilities on behalf of the State Government.
As one of the busiest Ministry its source of funding is directly from the State Ministry of Finance. These funds provide is basically for the discharge of the duty, having satisfied all the bureaucratic protocols. During the then Military Administrator of Col. Mohammed Lawal Gwadabe, the Computer units in each Ministry were establish, in order to ensure that there was judicious spending of Government funds and to facilitates preparation of comprehensive financial report on date of about 13 years.
The Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development, Minna use the Computer unit to keep the proper transactions and extra Ministerial Department such as payrolls, cash books, personnel record, payment vouchers, and advances. Interest and other allowances, tax record, asset and liabilities and the State Government annual budget estimate e.t.c. the Department of Planning, Research and Statistics coordinate all the Departments both professional and Administration. All in charge of progress report of the Ministry.