Agencies in Nigeria

Apart from co-ordination and monitoring of the implementation of Government policies and decisions, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation also supervises the activities of some government agencies. These agencies are: Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission National Hajj Commission of Nigeria National Lottery Trust Fund Bureau of Public … Read more

There are over 300 federal agencies in Nigeria. The agencies are spread across the federal ministries while some of them are domiciled in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The agencies are: 1) Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB) 2) National Lottery Trust Fund 3) National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) 4) National Root Crops … Read more

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development emerged following the split of the Ministry of Works and Housing. Its agencies are: National Housing Programme Federal Housing Authority Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Formerly known as Nigerian Building … Read more

The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is among the unstable ministries in Nigeria with different administrations either merging or carving it from the Ministry of Finance. For instance, there was a Ministry of Budget and Panning between 1999 to 2019, but Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency merged it with the Ministry of Finance in 2019 with … Read more

The present Ministry of Works was known as the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing during the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari. Who is the incumbent Minister of Works? David Umahi is the incumbent Minister of Works. He is the former Governor of Ebonyi State and a senator until he is appointed a minister. He … Read more

Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Finance? Mr. Wale Edun is the present Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy. He was the former Commissioner of Finance in Lagos. Understanding the Federal Ministry of Finance Between 2015 to 2019, there was a Ministry of Budget and Planning, but the second term of President … Read more

There are 19 agencies out of which 13 are regulatory agencies and 19 departments under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Nigeria). Who is the Nigeria’s Minister of Health? Havard University Professor, Ali Pate is Nigeria’s incumbent Minister of Health. Pate will also be the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Olikoye … Read more

With the mandate to promote agro-processing, preservation, and storage to reduce pre and post-harvest losses to the barest minimum, Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has the most elaborate functions in Nigeria’s economy. Name change Until the name change, it was known as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It is one … Read more