Federal Ministries of Nigeria
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The Federal Ministries of Nigeria are civil service departments that are responsible for delivering various types of government service. Each ministry is headed by a Permanent Secretary who reports to a Minister in the Federal Cabinet.[1] Some government functions are provided by "commissions" or parastatals (government-owned corporations) that may be independent or associated with a ministry.[2]
Ministries[]
At times, ministries are amalgamated and at other times they are split. Thus Halima Tayo Alao was appointed Minister of Environment and Housing on 26 July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.[3] After a cabinet reshuffle, in December 2008 Nduese Essien was appointed Minister of Environment and Hassan Muhammed Lawal was appointed Minister of Works and Housing.[4] On 6 April 2010, Mohammed Daggash was appointed Minister of Works and Nduese Essien was appointed Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development.[5] The table below lists current or past ministries.
Ministry | Notes | Website |
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Agriculture | Regulates agricultural research, agriculture and national resources, forestry and veterinary research | http://fmard.gov.ng/ |
Aviation | Regulates air travel and aviation services | http://aviation.gov.ng/ |
Defence | Consists of the defence services headquarters, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Navy, and other defence agencies and departments | http://www.defence.gov.ng/ |
Education | Directs education in Nigeria | http://www.education.gov.ng/ |
Energy | To promote sustainable energy development in Nigeria [6] | https://www.energy.gov.ng |
Regulates Environmental issues | http://environment.gov.ng/ | |
Federal Capital Territory | Administers the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) | http://fcda.gov.ng/ |
Finance | Manages, controls and monitors federal revenues and expenditures | http://www.finance.gov.ng |
Foreign Affairs | Charged with the responsibility for the formulation, articulation, and pursuit of Nigerian foreign policy trust and objectives. | http://foreignaffairs.gov.ng/ |
Health | Develop and implements policies and programs and undertakes other actions to deliver health services | http://health.gov.ng/ |
To establish and maintain a robust information dissemination mechanism that promotes our tourism potentials and enhances our cultural values. | http://fmic.gov.ng/ | |
Interior | To render to Nigerians and foreigners alike, diverse internal security and other ancillary services that are highly qualitative, efficient, courteous and transparent. | http://www.interior.gov.ng |
Justice | Brings cases before the judiciary that are initiated or assumed by the government. Headed by the Attorney General, who is also Minister of Justice | http://www.justice.gov.ng/ |
Labour and Productivity | Concerned with relations between workers and employees. | http://labour.gov.ng |
Formerly part of the Ministry of Works | http://www.landsandhousing.gov.ng | |
Mines and Steel Development | Encourages development of the country’s solid mineral resources | http://minesandsteel.gov.ng |
Niger Delta | Coordinates efforts to tackle the challenges of infrastructural development, environment protection and youth empowerment in the Niger Delta | http://nigerdelta.gov.ng/ |
Petroleum Resources | Regulates upstream production and downstream distribution of petroleum products | http://petroleumresources.gov.ng/ |
Power | Responsible for providing social amenities such as Power across the country [7][8] | https://www.power.gov.ng |
Science & Technology | Charts the course of Scientific and Technological development of the nation | |
Regulates trade and investment | http://nid.fmiti.gov.ng | |
Transportation | To ensure fast, safe, efficient, affordable, convenient, integrated and inter-modal transport system | http://www.transportation.gov.ng |
Merged with Ministry of Information | ||
Water Resources | Formed from Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources in April 2010.[9] | https://waterresources.gov.ng |
Women Affairs | Promotes the development of women with equal rights and corresponding responsibilities | https://www.womenaffairs.gov.ng/ |
To facilitate the provision of adequate and affordable housing for all Nigerians[10][11] | https://worksandhousing.gov.ng | |
http://www.youthdevelopment.gov.ng/ |
Commissions[]
Commission | Notes | Website |
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Federal Civil Service | Executive body that has the authority to make appointments and transfers, and to exercise disciplinary control over all Federal Civil Servants | https://web.archive.org/web/20140512230804/http://fedcivilservice.gov.ng/ |
National Planning | Responsible for formulating medium term and long term economic and development plans for the Nation | http://www.npc.gov.ng/ |
http://www.policeaffairs.gov.ng/ | ||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Government Ministries in Nigeria". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "PERMANENT SECRETARIES". Office of the Head of Service of the Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ "Yar'Adua names cabinet". Africa News. 27 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Nosike Ogbuenyi, Abimbola Akosile and Sufuyan Ojeifo (19 December 2008). "Yar'Adua Renews His Mission". ThisDay. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ Golu Timothy (10 April 2010). "New Ministers: Jonathan's Cabinet In Focus". Leadership. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ https://www.energy.gov.ng/
- ^ https://www.power.gov.ng/
- ^ "Why I split Ministry of Power, Works and Housing — Buhari". 12 September 2019.
- ^ George Oji (7 April 2010). "Jonathan Takes Over Ministry of Power". ThisDay. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ https://worksandhousing.gov.ng/
- ^ "Why I split Ministry of Power, Works and Housing — Buhari". 12 September 2019.
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