Social:Federal Ministries of Nigeria

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Short description: Executive government service in Nigeria

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
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
Environment 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/
Information and Culture 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
Lands & Urban Development 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
Industry, Trade and Investment 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
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/
Works and Housing To facilitate the provision of adequate and affordable housing for all Nigerians[10][11] https://worksandhousing.gov.ng
Youth and Sports Development To Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programmes on Youths and Sports Development towards Wealth Creation, Youth Empowerment, Physical Fitness and Well-being, Achieving Excellence in Sports, National Unity and Sustainable Development. https://youthandsports.ng/

Commissions

Commission Notes Website
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 Sports
National Planning Responsible for formulating medium term and long-term economic and development plans for the Nation http://www.npc.gov.ng/
Police Affairs http://www.policeaffairs.gov.ng/
Police Formation and Command
State House
NIDCOM Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, provide for the engagement of Nigerians in Diaspora in the policies, projects and participation in the development of Nigeria and for the purpose of utilising the human capital and material resources of Nigerians in Diaspora towards the overall socio-economic, cultural and political development of Nigeria and for related matters. https://nidcom.gov.ng/about-nidcom/

See also

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