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The Abuja Chamber of Commerce & Industry was established in 1986 and its main objectives are to protect the interest of commerce and industry and also express the opinion of the business community on questions affecting trade, industry, mines and agriculture in the Federal Capital Territory in particular and in Nigeria in general. The Chamber’s aim is to encourage greater understanding, cohesion and unified sense of co-operation among businesses and business organizations. The Chamber is established not for profit, and all its income and property are therefore applied solely for the promotion of its above objectives. In the attainment of its aim and objectives, the Chamber is committed to no political creed. The Chamber is not only a forum for already successful businessmen and women, but also to starters. In addition it embrace all shades of businesses including manufacturing, trading, contracting, farming, importing and exporting, mining, financing etc.

The CCB was established in Nigeria in 1979 during the Second Republic after 13 years of military rule by the founding fathers of the first post-military constitution. The 1979 Constitution provided a list of Codes of Conduct for public officers. The military administration of Murtala /Obasanjo inaugurated a Board before handing over power to the civilian government in July 1983, which could not make appreciable impact because of the inability of the National Assembly of the second republic to pass the enabling law. Several years later in 1989, the Bureau got its legal mandate under the Babangida regime.

The key strategic objective for the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to accelerate investment in national infrastructure through private sector funding by assisting the Federal Government of Nigeria and its Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) to implement and establish effective Public Private Partnership’s (PPP) procurement.

Access to good quality seeds of improved crop variety is critical in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security that complement the on-going efforts by the present administration in diversifying the national economy. The general decline in the growth rate of agriculture’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) from 4.27% in 2014 to 3.72% in 2015 also impacted on the decline in certified seed production from 178, 039MT produced in 2014 to 123, 597MT recorded in 2015. This decline could be attributed to the low government intervention as a result of the transition process from one government to another.

Abia State also known as God’s own state is one of the five South Eastern Nigerian states with predominantly Igbo people. We’re known for our rich arts and culture, vast human resources, technology, industry and unmatched record for talents in almost areas of of life.

The National Council for Arts and Culture shall be dedicated to the development and promotion of the best of the living Arts and Cultures of Nigeria, using it as resources for National integration and Unity as well as to serve as catalyst for sustainable growth and development of the Nation.

The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria is under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and is charged with the  responsibility to investigate any civil aircraft accident and serious incident arising out of, or in the course of air navigation and occurring either in or over Nigeria, or occurring to Nigerian aircraft elsewhere.

 

The fundamental objective of AIB is to improve aviation safety by determining the circumstances and causes of air accidents and serious incidents, and providing safety recommendations intended to prevent recurrence of similar accidents. The purpose of this is not to apportion blame or liability.

Akwa Ibom State was created on September 23, 1987, by the then Federal Military Government under General lbrahim Babangida, out of the then Akwa Ibom State with Uyo as it's capital. Akwa Ibom was created by combining the Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Eket and Abak divisions of old Calabar province. Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Eket, Ibeno are a few of many prominent cities.

The geographical area known today as Anambra State of Nigeria came into being along with eight others, on 27th August 1991, following the creation of states exercise of the historic year. It was created from the old Anambra State. Significantly enough, it drives its name from Anambra River, which is a tributary of the majestic River Niger. The capital of Anambra State is Awka, but it has Onitsha and Nnewi as its major commercial centres. The Onitsha main market is reputed to be the largest of its kind in the West Africa sub-region.

According to the 1952 Census Report, the ljaws of the Niger Delta region have been recognised as one of the ten major ethnic groups with a population of 0.9 million. During the colonial administration, a separate province was created for them. The amalgamation of Southern and Northern Protectorates in 1914 triggered the fear among minority ethnic groups of political domination; hence their agitation for a distinct state comprising the old Brass, Degema and Western ljaw Divisions, under the umbrella of ljaw National Group, started in earnest. During the colonial period, Britain signed many treaties of protection with the chiefs of many coastal communities, especially the ljaws, with the hope that at Nigeria's independence in 1960, a nation state would be created for them.

The CCB was established in Nigeria in 1979 during the Second Republic after 13 years of military rule by the founding fathers of the first post-military constitution. The 1979 Constitution provided a list of Codes of Conduct for public officers. The military administration of Murtala /Obasanjo inaugurated a Board before handing over power to the civilian government in July 1983, which could not make appreciable impact because of the inability of the National Assembly of the second republic to pass the enabling law. Several years later in 1989, the Bureau got its legal mandate under the Babangida regime.

The Corporate Affairs Commission was established by the Companies and Allied Matters Act, which was promulgated in 1990 to regulate the formation and management of companies in Nigeria. The establishment of the Corporate Affairs Commission as an autonomous body was a result of the perceived inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the erstwhile Company Registry, a department within the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Tourism which was then responsible for the registration and administration of the repealed Companies Act of 1968.

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) was established in 1986 to provide an efficient system of obtaining military intelligence for the Armed Forces/Ministry of Defence. This function is carried out through the defence sections. Part of the objectives of the Section are; promotion of Nigeria’s Defence Policy and enhancement of military cooperation with the host nations. The defence sections also assist in the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Nigeria and protect the lives of her citizens.

As the programme was right from the onset, a conceived as an instrument of foreign policy, the Directorate was for obvious reasons made a parastatal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Directorate is thus saddled with overall management and general administration of the scheme. This involves the conduct of recruitment and orientation exercises for volunteers. Also included are the deployments of volunteers on their final return to the country.

By the Mandate, the ECN is the apex government organ empowered to carry out overall energy sector planning and policy implementation, promote the diversification of the energy resources through the development and optimal utilization of all, including the introduction of new and alternative Energy resources like Solar, Wind, Biomass and Nuclear Energy.

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria

To oversee the infrastructural and physical development (planning, design and construction) of the new Federal Capital. Ensuring that it conforms to/surpasses the standard of new Capital cities around the world. Paying special attention to inclusivity, functionality, design and aesthetics.

Federal College of Land Resources Technology Owerri (previously known as Federal Soil Conservation College Owerri

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has the statutory responsibility for rescue fire prevention, mitigation, fire fighting as well as paramedical and information services.

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), a wholly owned agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria

Federal Inland Revenue Service

FIRS has since witnessed organisational restructuring, the enactment of a National Tax Policy, improved funding, legislation, stronger taxpayer education, dispute resolution mechanism, taxpayer registration and the introduction of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), human capacity building, automation of key process, refund mechanism, attention to Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) and the automation of the operations of the service.The need to develop the non-oil tax as a sustainable source of funding national development also gained momentum. By 2016 and in collaboration with other agencies like CAC, CBN, OAGF and JTB had registered 814,000 new corporate taxpayers. By mid-2018, it had, working in conjunction with State Internal Revenue Service, (SIRSs) pushed the National Tax Roll, to about 19 million.

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) is a parastatal under the agency of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. FIIRO was the idea of an economic mission sent to Nigeria in 1953 by the World Bank. The mission's observation was that industrial research activities in Nigeria were diffused and uncoordinated with no definite direction. Consequently, a decision was reached to set the Institute in 1956.

The Federal Judicial Service Commission is one of the 14 Federal Executive Bodies established by Section 153 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.

The Federal Ministry of Aviation is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that regulates air travel and aviation services in the country. The Ministry is responsible for formulation and management of the government’s aviation policies. It is also responsible for overseeing air transportation, airport development, maintenance, provision of aviation infrastructural services and other needs. The Ministry is headed by a Minister appointed by the President, assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant. The current Minister of Aviation is Senator Hadi Sirika.

“Our mission is to use education as a tool for fostering the development of all Nigerian citizens to their full potentials, in the promotion of a strong, democratic, egalitarian, prosperous, indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God.”

The Federal Ministry of Environment was established at the inception of the new Civilian Administration under the leadership of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in June 1999 to ensure effective coordination of all environmental matters, which hitherto were fragmented and resident in different line Ministries. The creation was intended to ensure that environmental matters are adequately mainstreamed into all developmental activities.

Government Owned Enterprises. Office of the ... Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Provision of quality stewardship and services for the health of all Nigerians

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES NIGERIA

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture serves as the Federal outfit responsible for the dissemination of essential and vital information which will enhance and facilitate democratic governance of Nigeria as a Federal Republic.

The Ministry of Interior was created in 2015 following a merger between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Police Affairs. It is a Federal Government Organ which evolved from the Ministry of Internal Affairs which was created in 1957. It came as a result of the merger of various Departments and Units of Government over the years. Some of its components like Prisons were pulled out from the defunct Native Authorities of the Federation; other arms of it, like the Immigration Service, came from the old Nigeria Police Force while other units were previously in the office of the Secretary of State in the Colonial days.

Federal Ministry of Justice Nigeria

The creation of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources was necessitated by the need to develop and implement sound policies that will serve as a back bone for the rapid development of the then burgeoning oil and gas sector. The Ministry is saddled with the responsibility for the articulation, implementation and regulation of policies in the Oil and gas Sector. It also exercises supervisory role over the operators and stakeholders, to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in the Oil and Gas.

The Federal Ministry of Power is the policy making arm of the Federal Government with the responsibility for the provision of power in the country. The Ministry in discharging this mandate is guided by the provisions of the National Electric Power Policy (NEPP) of 2001, the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act of 2005, and the Roadmap for Power Sector Reform of August 2010.

The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria is one of the strategic Ministries of Government saddled with the responsibility of facilitating the development and deployment of Science, Technology and Innovation to enhance the pace of Socio-economic development of the country. The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology was established on 1st January, 1980 by Act No1 of 1980, as the successor organ of Government to the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) which was established in 1976. By January, 1984, the Ministry was merged with the Federal Ministry of Education. Hence it was renamed, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. By 1985, the Ministry was demerged and named the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. In its chequered history, the Ministry was again scrapped in 1992 and its research institutes and parastatals were shared among other Ministries and Agencies including the Federal Ministry of Industry, Agriculture, Heal

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development is an agency set up to unlock the economic potentials of the solid minerals sub-sector in Nigeria.

The Special Duties Office engages in monitoring the implementation of Federal Executive Council Decisions (FEC Decisions)

The mandate of the Federal Ministry of Transportation is to To ensure fast, safe, efficient, affordable, convenient, integrated and inter-modal transport system that facilitates Nigeria’s socio-economic developmental needs and enhances the quality of life of the public.

Our Mission is to be the vehicle of the nation’s integrated water resources management contributing optimally to the socio-economic activities of the nation through comprehensive planning; facilitating and creating enabling environment for integrated conservation, development, management of various water uses for preservation of freshwater ecosystem, adequate access to safe water and sanitation, production of sufficient food and provision of employment opportunities.

Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development was created consequent upon of the response to The United Nations agreement to establish Institutional Mechanisms for the advancement of Women and Women matters. It is a product of efforts established through a Decree in 1989 giving rise to the National Commission for Women. This however was the initiative of the wife of the then Head of State (Dr) Mrs Maryam Babangida of blessed memory.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH & SPORT

FITC was established in 1981 as a Limited by Guarantee not for profit professional services organisation, based on the Company’s Act of 1968. It was created in response to the recommendations of the Pius Okigbo Committee, which was set-up by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1976, to review the Nigerian financial system.

FITC’s Institutional Members are members of the Nigerian Banker’s Committee, comprises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and all licensed banks in Nigeria.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)ational Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to among other things organize elections into various political offices in the country. The functions of INEC as contained in Section 15, Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) and Section 2 of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended)

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning was originally established as National Planning Commission by Decree No 12 Of 1992 and later amended by Act 71 Of 1993. The Ministry has the mandate to determine and advise the Government of the Federation on matters relating to National Development and overall management of the national economy. The detailed objectives, functions, powers, and structure Of the Commission are outlined under sections 2, 3 and 5 Of the Establishment Act.

The Lagos State Ministry of Establishments & Training is as old as the creation of Lagos State.

Prior, to 1999, the Ministry was named Office of Establishments, Training and Pensions but was amended to its present status vide Circular Ref.LS/S.251/S.15/VO51 of August 8, 2003.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was established by Decree No. 15 of 1993 as amended by Decree No. 19 of 1999 and now the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act Cap N1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, advertisement, sale and use of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Packaged Water, Chemicals and Detergents (collectively known as regulated products). The agency was officially established in October 1992.

The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services grew out of the Specialist Services Section of the former Northern Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture to provide a formal link between the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture in 1963 as Research Liaison Section (RLS) to ensure that research results get to farmers in adoptable form. In 1968, following the dissolution of the regional structure, RLS was transferred to IAR and became known as Extension and Research Liaison Section (ERLS). Consequently, the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Council, in accordance with Statute 19, separated ERLS from IAR in 1975 and renamed it the Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (AERLS). Thus, AERLS, became an autonomous Institute within the Agricultural Complex of the University under the aegies of the then Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST), similar to IAR. 

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NALDA)

The National Automotive Design and Development Council was formed by Act no. 83 of 30th May 2014 from the merger of the National Automotive Council and the Centre for Automotive Design and Development as a Parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

National Boundary Commission was first established by the National Boundary Commission Act., Chapter 238 of 1987. That Act has now been repealed and is now replaced by the National Boundary Commission (Establishment) Act, 2006.

The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) is an agency of Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. Its mandate is on gender research, training and documentation.The Centre was established by Decree No. 11 of 1995 (now CAP N15 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004)

To integrate the best solutions through effective utilization of data, research and planning for the Return, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of all persons of concern.

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) was established in November 1986. It began operations fully in January 1987. The birth of the Directorate was predicated on the effects of the economic recession of the 80’s which led to a drastic reduction in capacity utilization and consequent outright closure of industries in Nigeria. Equally, other macro-economic policies of the government of the day such as structural adjustment programme (SAP), devaluation of the Naira, privatization and commercialization of the economy, etc. resulted to massive job losses in both the public and private sectors of the economy. According to the Annual Report of the NDE 2013, unemployment rate had risen from 4.3% in 1985 to 7.0% at the beginning of 1987 because of the situation earlier stated.

Electricity generation started in Nigeria in 1896 but the first electric utility company, known as the Nigerian Electricity Supply Company, was established in 1929. By the year 2000, a state-owned monopoly, the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), was in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power in Nigeria. It operated as a vertical integrated utility company and had a total generation capacity of about 6, 200 MW from 2 hydro and 4 thermal power plants. This resulted in an unstable and unreliable electric power supply situation in the country with customers exposed to frequent power cuts and long period of power outages and an industry characterised by lack of maintenance of power infrastructure, outdated power plants, low revenues, high losses, power theft and non-cost reflective tariffs.

To provide efficient and effective services to the pilgrims

The National Judicial Council is one of the Federal Executive Bodies created by virtue of Section 153 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In order to insulate the Judiciary from the whims and caprices of the Executive; hence guarantee the independence of this Arm of Government, which is a sine qua non for any democratic Government, the National Judicial Council was created and vested with enormous powers and functions of the erstwhile Advisory Judicial Committee (AJC) which it replaced.

The Institute organizes and conducts continuing judicial education and training, including study courses, lectures, seminars, workshops, and conferences, for all cadres of Judicial Officers in the country and their supporting staff. Other training programmes are also organized and conducted by the Institute in collaboration with other organizations in Nigeria and abroad.

The key strategic objective for the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to accelerate investment in national infrastructure through private sector funding by assisting the Federal Government of Nigeria and its Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA)Prior to the enactment of the Pension Reform Act 2004, pension schemes in Nigeria had been bedevilled by many problems. The Public Service operated an unfunded Defined Benefits Scheme and the payment of retirement benefits were budgeted annually. The annual budgetary allocation for pension was often one of the most vulnerable items in budget implementation in the light of resource constraints. In many cases, even where budgetary provisions were made, inadequate and untimely release of funds resulted in delays and accumulation of arrears of payment of pension rights. It was obvious therefore that the Defined Benefits Scheme could not be sustained. to implement and establish effective Public Private Partnership’s (PPP

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) was established by Decree 88 of 1993, now an Act of the National Assembly, Act Cap. No. 78 LFN of 2004, Amended in 2015,to catalyze the development of the sugar industry with a view to ensuring that Nigeria attains at least, 70% self-sufficiency in her sugar requirement within the shortest possible time and even export to earn foreign exchange. The Council therefore serves as the main focal agency responsible for the regulation of all activities in the sugar sub-sector ranging from production, marketing, importation and enforcement of relevant industry standards in collaboration with relevant government agencies.

The first panzootic of Rinderpest in West Africa that occurred between 1885-1890, caused deaths of over 90% of the cattle population. The second wave of the panzootic occurred between 1913 and 1914 and culminated in a drastic reduction of cattle population from 9.01million to 2.7 million. The devastating effects of these Rinderpest outbreaks were responsible for the establishment of Veterinary services by the colonial powers in the protectorate colonies in Africa namely South and West Africa.

The NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war. The unfortunate antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973 which stated that the NYSC is being established "with a view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties among the youths of Nigeria and the promotion of national unity".

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE

The NDIC -Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an independent agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The purpose of the deposit insurance system is to protect depositors and guarantee the settlement of insured funds when a deposit-taking financial institution can no longer repay their deposits, thereby helping to maintain financial system stability.

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1961, with the aim of providing a nursery of ideas on what direction Nigeria should take on international affairs. Since inception, the Institute has been organising Conferences, Roundtables and Lectures. These are aimed at addressing current foreign policy issues and anticipating others still on the horizon.

Nigeria-China Business Council was established by the organizers of the 1st Nigeria-China Trade and Investment Forum, after a successful hosting of the maiden edition in Abuja, essentially designed to champion, sustain and deepen trade and investment relationship between Nigeria and China. The event was organized by Chinese Business Community in Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). In the past, the organization has organized successful events that attached high level of participation locally and internationally.

Nigerian airspace management agency (NAMA) was established by the Act of parliament No. 48, commencement date of 29th may 1999, as a body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal; that may sue or be sued in its corporate name and shall own, hold or dispose of property ( whether movable or immovable). The agency has a governing board headed by a part time chairman, he is appointed by the president commander in-chief of the armed forces for a term of four years.

The vision of the NCPC is to be an Organization providing excellent services and administration to Nigerian Christians who perform pilgrimage to Holy sites around the world. An organizaion with high spiritual content capable of being translated into action for national developemt, security, probity and accountability, in line with the policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory body for aviation in Nigeria. It became autonomous with the passing into law of the Civil Aviation Act 2006 by the National Assembly and its assent by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Act not only empowers the Authority to regulate Aviation Safety without political interference but to also carry out oversight functions of Airports, Airspace, Meteorological Services, etc as well as economic regulations of the industry. The country has about 31 airports. There are about 39 AOC holders (for schedule and non schedule flight operations) while about 28 foreign airlines are operating to Nigeria.

The Nigerian Copyright e-Registration System (NCeRS) offers a platform for creators of copyright works or persons who have acquired rights in these works to register the work online with the Nigerian Copyright Commission. Although copyright in a work exists automatically when an original work is created, subsequent registration of the work under the NCeRS is evidence that your creation is protected by copyright; and facilitates recording and proof of the possible date of creation of the work and other facts stated in the application form. A copy of the work and facts relating to the creation and ownership of the work, disclosed in the application will form part of the database of the Nigerian Copyright Commission mandated to be kept under the Copyright Act, Cap C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is the Federal Government of Nigeria’s apex institution for the promotion, development and diversification of exports.

Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), is a multidisciplinary marine research institute and Nigeria's prime institute for Marine Sciences. The headquarters of the institute is located at the Bar Beach, contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean. Our scientific research activities encompass virtually all aspects concerned with ocean and marine science namely Aquaculture, Biological oceanography, Biotechnology, Fisheries resources, Fish technology & Product development, Physical & Chemical oceanography, and Marine geology/geophysics.

The idea of establishing a professional body of Science Technologists to manage and maintain institutional and industrial laboratories in Nigeria was proposed in July 1971 by the then Federal Commissioner of Education late Mr. A. Y. Eke. This proposal materialized when on 25th of March, 1972 the Nigerian. Institute of Science Technology (NIST) the forerunner of the present Institute was inaugurated in Ibadan. Within a few years of its existence the Institute earned for itself great recognition among science technologists working in various laboratories of tertiary educational institutions, research centres, health, industries, petrochemicals, agriculture and telecommunications.

The Federal Government established the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) in 1960 and domiciled it in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. This followed the dissolution of the West African Institute of Social and Economic Research (WAISER), which the colonial government established in 1950 to serve as a Think Tank in the field of social and economic development for the then British West Africa territory. In 1977, the Federal Government detached the Institute from the University of Ibadan and made it autonomous via NISER Act No. 70 of 1977 (now Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2006 CAP 115). In 1987, NISER moved out of the University of Ibadan to its headquarters at Ojoo, Ibadan and was placed under the Presidency. In 2006, the Federal Government merged the National Manpower Board (NMB) with NISER and placed the Institute under the National Planning Commission (NPC).

The Authority is responsible for the technical and commercial regulation of the midstream and downstream operations in Nigeria.

The Ministry of Police Affairs is the only Ministry charged with responsibility of overseeing the affairs of the Nigeria Police Force and officers and men of the Police Force. The Ministry is unique when compared to other Ministries on the basis of its statutory mandate as enshrined in section 5, 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which include formulating policies and provide Administrative Support for the Ministry, the Police Council aConduct the award of the NNMA for the promotion of intellectual and academic excellence among Nigerians; •Accord proper and due recognition to outstanding intellectual and academic attainments as well as contribution to the growth and development of the nation; •Manage the Nigerian National Merit Award Endowment Fund established by section 9 of the Act; and •Institute measures designed to promote intellectual and academic excellence among Nigerians for this purpose and shall liaise with academic, professional and

To make Nigeria safer and more secure for economic development and growth; to create a safe and secure environment for everyone living in Nigeria.

NITEL emerged from the merger of the Telecommunications arm of the defunct Post and Telecommunications Department of the Ministry of Communications with the former Nigeria External Telecommunications Limited (NET). Through the promulgation of decree No. 18 of 1987, NIPOST became an Extra-Ministerial Department.

The Nigerian Railway System pioneered the rapid opening up of the geographical area called Nigeria. The Railway System, therefore represents the oldest modern form of transportation in Nigeria. Railway development in Nigeria was initiated by private interest. This was later taken over by the then Colonial Government as Government Railway for the purpose of easy and cheap movement of bulk goods from the hinterlands to the seaports and vice versa.

The period before the creation of Nigerian Shippers' Council in 1978 was characterized by deteriorating quality of shipping services and unmitigated increases in Ocean freight rates by foreign ship owners who operated scheduled liner services to Nigerian ports.

The National Provident Fund (NPF) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1961 to provide a poverty alleviation measure as required by convention No.102 of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Scheme was targeted at protecting private sector employees (whose employers were then mostly multinationals) from financial difficulties in the event of either old age, cessation of employment, invalidity or death since most employers then did not have such provisions in their employment policies. In a sense, the provident fund scheme was a compulsory savings scheme – i.e. defined contributed scheme. The Act provided for monthly contributions by members at the rate of 6% of basic salary subject to a maximum of N8.00 per month or a sum total of N96.00 per annum to be paid in equal proportion by the employer and the employee. In the event of emigration from the country, employment cessation, old age, invalidity or death, the cumulative amount contributed plus accrued interest (7% as

Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management) Board

The Police Service Commission is an Independent Government Agency established under Section 153 of the 1999 Constitution with the power to Appoint, Promote, Post, Dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over members of the Nigeria Police Force. Our Mission is to Improve Service Delivery in the Nigeria Police Force by Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the Police.

The Commission was established by Decree No. 49 of 1989 as National Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (NRMAFC), a body created to handle revenue allocation and fiscal matters on a continuous basis unlike previous Commissions or Committees which were ad-hoc in nature as they were dissolved on completion of their respective assignments. Decree No. 49 of 1989 was later amended by Decree No. 98 of 1993 (now RMAFC Act Cap. R7 LFN 2004) which also renamed the Commission as Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The Commission is also listed in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) under Section 153(1) as one of the fourteen (14) Federal Executive Bodies.

Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is that office of the Presidency that is responsible for ensuring the effective co-ordination and monitoring of the implementation of Government policies and decisions.

The origin of the Securities and Exchange Commission dates back to 1962, when an ad hoc consultative and advisory body, known as the Capital Issues Committee, was established under the aegis of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Its mandate was to examine applications from companies seeking to raise capital from the capital market and recommend the timing of such issues to prevent issues clustering which could overstretch the market’s capacity. The Committee operated within the Central Bank of Nigeria unofficially as a capital market consultative and advisory body with no regulatory framework.

The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), a parastatal under the aegis of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology was established by Act No. CAP. S5 (formerly decree No. 95 of 1993) as a multi-disciplinary Research and Development Centre. The Complex was established for the purpose of enabling institutions and individuals to undertake a wide range of research and development in a comprehensive and organized manner. The Complex houses facilities with concentration of sophisticated and modern equipment for R&D involving the highest level of technology in one location. This is to avoid their unnecessary wide diffusion with the attendant cost effectiveness, thus ensuring their sustainability and intensity of use.

The former Federal Ministry of Special Duties, now Special Duties Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the federation (OSGF) came into being in February, 2008, when the functions of the Department of Policy Implementation and Monitoring of Government Decisions (PIMGD) along with other Parastatal were transferred to it from the office of the secretary to the Government of the federation. The Ministry acquired its self-accounting status in 2009 and it became operational in 2010 under the approved Accounts Head as given by the Office of the Accountant general of the Federation (OAGF).

The STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON) is the apex standardization body in Nigeria. SON was established by SON Act No. 14, 2015, which repeals the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act, Cap 59 laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004, and Enact the STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA Act. 2015 for the purpose of providing additional functions for the organisation, increasing penalty for violation, and for related matters. This SON Act 2015 , has now replaced the Enabling Act No. 56 of 1971 which has three amendments: (Act No. 20 of 1978, Act No. 32 of 1984 and Act No. 18 of 1990)

The State Security Service (SSS) or Department of State Services (DSS) has its roots in pre-colonial Nigeria. It formally came into existence in 1948 with the establishment of the then “E” Department (Special Branch) domiciled in the Office of the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force. Following the abortive coup of 1976 during which the then Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated, General Olusegun Obasanjo promulgated the NSO Decree No.16 (1976) in one of his foremost national assignments as the Head of State. The Decree witnessed the establishment of the Nigerian Security Organization (NSO), which came in the wake of the security challenge posed by the 1976 abortive coup. The NSO was then charged with the responsibility of timely procurement of relevant and well analyzed intelligence necessary to meet the highlighted challenges and other matters bordering on National Security.

Monitor and Coordinate the implementation of Government Policies and Programmes; Serve as frontline advisory institution of the Presidency; Drive Policy formulation, harmonization, and implementation; and Monitor institutions of governance.

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) is an agency of the Federal Ministry of Education. It was established by the TRCN Decree N0. 31 of 1993 (now TRCN Act CAP T3 of 2004) with the major mandate of regulation and control of the Teaching Profession at all levels of the Nigerian Education System, both in the public and private sectors.

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board was created pursuant to the AEPB Act of 1997 with the objectives of achieving sustainable development in the territory and shall: Secure the quality of environment adequate for the health and well being of the residents of the territory. Conserve and use the environment and its natural resources for the benefit of the territory. Minimize the impact of physical development on the ecosystems of the territory.

The Abuja Municipal Area Council was created on October, 1984. It is located on the eastern wing of the Federal Capital Territory and comprise of Twelve Wards namely, City Centre, Garki, GUI, Gwagwa, Gwarimpa, Jiwa, Karshi, Kabusa, Karo, Nyanya, Orozo and Wuse. Each of these wards are represented by an Elected Councillor. The Councillors form the Legislative Arm of the Area Council. The Executive Arm comprise of an elected Chairman and a vice together with an appointed secretary and other supervisory councilors and special advisers. The bulk of Federal Institutions, Ministries, Departments and Agencies are located within the precint of the Area Council.

The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) was established by the Advertising Practitioners Act No. 55 of 1988, as amended by Act No. 93 of 1992 and Act No. 116 of 1993 (now Advertising Practitioners Registration Act Cap A7 of 2004). The adoption of a broad national mass communication policy by the National Council of Ministers in January 1988 was a milestone in the establishment of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). The various discussions that followed the adoption of the national mass communication policy articulated the relevance and the leadership role of advertising to the nation?s social, political and economic development as well as the need for official recognition and regulation of the practice. The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) was subsequently established by the Act number 55 of 1988 as a logical outcome of these discussions. The Act accorded deserved state legislative recognition of advertising as a professi

The Budget Office of the Federation was established to provide budget function, implement budget and fiscal policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Budget Office is structured into six departments - six operational departments and three units : •Revenue •Expenditure •Budget Monitoring and Evaluation •Fiscal Policy •Administration and Supplies •Finance and Accounts

The Chartered Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (formerly known as Institute of Cost and Management Accountants) is the premier provider of professional training and certification on Cost and Management Accounting in Nigeria.

Our Members have objective measurement of knowledge and competence in all facet of general accounting and are Specialist in Cost and Management Accounting.

The increased importance of Management Accounting, which uses both financial and non financial information to direct strategic, tactical and operational decision making can be attributed to the changing needs of all nations of today.

Management Accountants relate the work of the organization and non-financial Operating measures to the organization’s financial measures, focusing on all aspects of the organizational value creation, including research and development, employee knowledge and capability.

 

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria was established as an umbrella Association for Practitioners of Personnel Management in 1968 as the Personnel Management Association of Nigeria. In 1973, it was renamed as Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. Finally, Act No 58 of 1992 chartered the Institute.

The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) is a professional Institute established by Act 105 of 1992 as a not-for-profit organization to provide training for professionals in stockbroking, securities and investment, fund and portfolio management, asset management, investment management, and other related fields. It is also responsible for the regulation and discipline of members of the profession. CIS is an affiliated member of APBN and an active member of Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA) based in Switzerland. The Institute's qualification compares favourably with other foreign qualifications given its rigorous and practice-oriented content and examination. Holders of its certification are highly skilled personnel and hold top positions both in the private and public sectors by virtue of the qualitative, rich and relevant training they had undergone before achieving the certification.

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria, CORBON was established by Federal Republic of Nigeria Act Cap No. 40(formerly known as Decree No. 45 of 1989), and now established by BUILDERS REGISTRATION ACT CAP. B13LFN 2004. The Council, as defined in Section 2 of the law, is a body corporate empowered to regulate the practice of building construction, maintenance, and management in Nigeria.

The FCT High Court as one of the Judicial body of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary, is established by Section 255 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. It is under the leadership of the Honourable Chief Judge who is also the Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Judicial Service Committee

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) is a Federal Executive body established by Act No 34 of 1996 to implement and enforce the Federal Character Principle of fairness and equity in the distribution of public posts and socio-economic infrastructures among the various federating units of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The provisions of the 1999 Constitution in Sections 14 and 153 consolidated the establishment of the FCC for operation in a democratic system of Government.

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency was established by an Act of the National Assembly in 2002 and Amendment Act of 2007. The Agency commenced its Operations in 2003. The Agency has two Operational Departments, Operations I (West) Department and Operations II (East) Department. Each Operational Department is headed by an Executive Director

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to among other things organize elections into various political offices in the country. The functions of INEC as contained in Section 15, Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) and Section 2 of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended) include the following:

The Institute of Certified Secretaries & Reporters was founded in March 1981 and incorporated under Nigerian Companies and Allied Matters (CAM) Act 1 of 1990 with the consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation in 1994 as a non-profit making professional body limited by guarantee. In the quest to obtain added legal impetus to be able to carry out the functions of setting standard and regulating the practice of the profession, the Institute, with the support of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation as National Patron and Supervisory Office, submitted request for an Act of the National Assembly in October 2000. The Bill was duly gazette but could not be concluded by 2003. Subsequently HB 43 was further gazette in 2003 which went through due legislative processes including a public hearing in July 2004. The two chambers of the National Assembly, after all due processes and rigorous legislative procedures, successfully passed the Bill and ha

The Ministry of Police Affairs is the only Ministry charged with responsibility of overseeing the affairs of the Nigeria Police Force and officers and men of the Police Force. The Ministry is unique when compared to other Ministries on the basis of its statutory mandate as enshrined in section 5, 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which include formulating policies and provide Administrative Support for the Ministry, the Police Council and the Nigeria Police. Oversee the training and welfare matters of the Police, Police Pensions Administration, and any other matters as may be assigned by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chairman Nigeria Police Council

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came into being with the merger of the Federal Office of Statistics (FOS) and the National Data Bank (NDB). The creation was part of the implementation of the Statistical Master Plan (SMP), a programme document of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The merger was to give the agency a national outlook as the apex statistical agency for all the three tiers of Government. NBS is expected to coordinate Statistical Operations of the National Statistical System in the production of Official Statistics in all the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), State Statistical Agencies (SSAs) and Local Government Councils (LGCs)

The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) was established by Decree No. 3 of 1975 and amended by Decree No. 5 of 1987 (now Cap N25 Laws of the Federation 2004). It is a Federal Government organ charged, with the responsibility of coordination, development and promotion of the Living Arts and Culture of Nigeria at national and international fora.

Over the years, our efforts have been to coordinate, preserve, promote and present the best of our Crafts, Textiles, Cuisines, Traditional Dance, Drama, Opera, Cinema, Film, Photography, Folklore, Oral Traditions, Literature, Traditional games, Indigenous architecture and to deploy them as tool for forging national unity and identity.  Similarly, our cultural manifestations which are unique and diverse shall be at the front burner in our quest to tap into the unique resources that abound in the culture industry. 

The National Human Rights Commission was established by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act, 1995, as amended by the NHRC Act, 2010, in line with the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly which enjoins all member States to establish national human rights institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Commission serves as an extra-judicial mechanism for the enhancement of the enjoyment of human rights. Its establishment is aimed at creating an enabling environment for the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights. It also provides avenues for public enlightenment, research and dialogue in order to raise awareness on human rights issues.

NITDA was created in April 2001 to implement the Nigerian Information Technology Policy and co-ordinate general IT development in the country. "We must proactively invest in IT in order to consolidate on the gains of past investment in the sector. " - Director General The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) was established to create a framework for the planning, research, development, standardization, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of Information Technology practices, activities and systems in Nigeria. Its role therefore is to develop Information technology in the country through regulatory standards, guidelines and policies. Additionally, NITDA is the clearing house for all IT projects and infrastructure development in the country. It is the prime Agency for e-government implementation, Internet governance and general IT development in Nigeria.

The fast pace of change and national development in countries across the world, especially over the past three decades, has been driven by paradigm transitions towards thinking globally and acting locally. Successful national growth and development have therefore been accomplished under inherently deft, visionary and people-oriented national policies and strategies. The Nigerian nation had foreseen the need for qualitative input into the national policy making process by 1979, hence the establishment of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (or the National Institute), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.

The National Planning Commission was originally established by Decree No 12 of 1992 and later amended by Act 71 of 1993. The Commission has the mandate to determine and advise the Government of the Federation on matters relating to National Development and overall management of the national economy. The detailed objectives, functions, powers and structure of the Commission are outlined under sections 2, 3 and 5 of the Establishment Act.

The National Population Commission (NPC) of Nigeria was established by the federal government in 1988. It has the statutory powers to collect, analyze and disseminate population/demographic data in the country. It is also mandated to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, collate and publish migration and civil registration statistics as well as monitor the country's Population Policy. The Commission was reconstituted in 2011 with a Chairman and 37 members representing each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike is one of the 17 Agricultural Research Institutes in Nigeria. The Institute started as a Provincial Experimental Farm under the Nigerian Department of Agriculture with Headquarters at Moor Plantation, Ibadan in January 1, 1923. In 1955, the training arm – School of Agriculture was established and the two establishments came under the Director of Agriculture with Headquarters at Enugu following the regionalization of the country and was known as the Eastern Nigeria Agricultural Research Station. The Institute was merged with the School of Agriculture and became Agricultural Research and Training Station (ARTS) in 1956. It assumed a federal status to become Federal Agricultural Research and Training Station (FARTS) in April 1, 1972. By April 1, 1976 it became known as National Root Crops Research Institute by the Agricultural Research Institutes Decree of 1973, and its enabling Acts of 1975 and came under the Agricultural Resear

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is the umbrella organization of all Information Technology Professionals, Interest Groups and Stakeholders in Nigeria. Formed in 1978 as Computer Association of Nigeria (COAN); and Transformed into NCS in 2002 as a result of harmonization with other stakeholder and interest groups. NCS is the national platform for the advancement of Information Technology Science and Practice in Nigeria

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has witnessed series of changes since it was extracted from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1958. The Immigration Department, as it was known then, was entrusted with the core immigration duties under the headship of the Chief Federal Immigration Officer (CFIO). The department in its emergent stage inherited the Immigration Ordinance of 1958 for its operation. At inception, the department had a narrow operational scope and maintained a low profile and simple approach in attaining the desired goals and objectives of the government. During this period, only the Visa and Business Sections were set up.

The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) was founded on the 1st of April 1960 as an association of independent professional architects with the arms and objective of fostering friendship amongst members, cater for their welfare and establish mutual support and cooperation amongst them. The idea for the formation of an independent professional architect’s organization in Nigeria was first conceived and motivated by three Nigerian architects while still pursuing their training in England in the early fifties.

The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) is the only Registered Non-Profit Making Body representing Food Professionals drawn from the Academia, Industry, Government and Research Institutes in Nigeria. The Mission of the Institute is a reflection of the Rich Human Resources of NIFST. NIFST provides professional support to Members and the Food Industry, advances and promotes Food Science and Technology as a Profession cum Discipline and contributes to Nation building. Over forty Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria offer this discipline.

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission is a Federal Government Agency in Nigeria established to encourage, promote, and coordinate investments in Nigeria. The Agency provides services for the grant of business entry permits, licenses, authorizations and incentives in a One-Stop-Shop environment. The services are provided in a co-ordinated, streamlined, efficient and transparent manner to meet the needs of investors.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the state oil corporation which was established on April 1, 1977. In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965

The Nigerian Society of Engineers is the umbrella organization for the Engineering Profession in Nigeria. The Society looks after the professional needs of members through well structured programmes and regular interactions among the different cadre of membership, enhancing high professional standard and ethical practices. The Organisation was Founded on 16th February, 1958 major challenge by a group of young Nigerian graduate engineers and students in the UK, the Society was inaugurated at the Nigerian House in London. The NSE is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission as a company Limited by guarantee.

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) was established through Decree (now Act) No. 39 of 1987 at a time when dwindling foreign exchange earnings from petroleum was expended to import raw materials and products which were available or could be competitively produced in Nigeria.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria is the apex regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market supervised by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The Commission has evolved over time having started with the establishment of the Capital Issues Committee in 1962 by the government as an essential arm of the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was purely an ad-hoc, non-statutory committee, which later metamorphosed into SEC in 1979, following a comprehensive review of the Nigerian financial system, with the promulgation of SEC Decree No. 71 of 1979. Successive reviews of this earlier enactment led to the introduction of a new legislation, the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) No 45 of 1999. The ISA No. 45 of 1999 was repealed with the promulgation of the ISA No. 25 of 2007, which gives the Commission its current power.

The West African College of Physicians (The College) was formally inaugurated in Lagos, Nigeria, on 23rd October 1976. It is one of the two Colleges of the West African Post-graduate Medical College (WAPMC), which in turn is the largest specialised agency of the West African Health Community (WAHC). The member's countries of the WAHC were the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra-Leone. The WAHC was recently changed into the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) to accommodate other West African countries. Its headquarters is at Bobo-DiouLasso, Burkina Faso.

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