Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1957 |
| Type | Executive Department |
| Jurisdiction | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Headquarters | Abuja |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent department | Government of Nigeria |
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| Key document |
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| Website | interior |
The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria tasked with providing complementary internal security and other ancillary services within Nigeria. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Interior, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The current minister of interior is Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
History
[edit]The concern to maintain internal security gave rise to the creation of the federal ministry of internal affairs in 1957.[1] In 2007, the Ministry of Internal Affairs merged with the Ministry of Police Affairs, resulting in the Ministry of the Interior.
Agencies
[edit]The Ministry exercises supervisory control over the following Security Agencies, namely:
- Nigerian Correctional Service
- Nigeria Immigration Service
- Federal Fire Service
- Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
- The Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB)
Functions
[edit]The Ministry formulates and implements policies related to border management and supervises the National Immigration Service.[2] Its other functions include:
- Granting of Nigerian citizenship
- Consular and immigration services
- Granting of business permits and expatriate quotas
- Co-ordination of national and independence day celebrations
- Reformation and re-integration of inmates
- Security of lives and properties
- Management of National emergencies;
- Recruitment of officers and men of the Correctional Service, Immigration Service, Fire Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
- Managing the retirement benefits of retirees of paramilitary Services under its supervision.
List of ministers
[edit]| Name | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Modupe Johnson | 1957–1959 | |
| Usman Sarki | 1959–1962 | |
| Shehu Shagari | 1962–1965 | |
| Shettima Ali Monguno | 1965–1966 | Federal Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Kam Selem | 1967–1975 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs |
| Adamu Suleiman | 1975 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs[3] |
| Umaru Shinkafi | 1975–1979 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs[4] |
| Bello Maitama Yusuf* | 1979–1983 | |
| Bagudu Mamman* | 1990–1991 | |
| Tunji Olagunju* | 1992–1993 | |
| Bashir Dalhatu | 1997–1998 | |
| Sunday Afolabi | 1999–2000 | |
| Mohammed Shata | 2000–2003 | |
| Iyorchia Ayu | 2003–2005 | |
| Magaji Muhammed | 2005–2006 | |
| Oluyemi Adeniji | 2006–2007 | |
| Godwin Abbe | 2007–2009 | |
| Shettima Mustapha | 2009–2010 | |
| Emmanuel Iheanacho | 2010–2011 | |
| Patrick Abba Moro | 2011–2015 | |
| Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau | 2015–2019 | |
| Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola | 2019–2023 | |
| Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo | 2023–present |
*Minister of Internal Affairs
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Ministry". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Collyer, Michael. Emigration Nations: Policies and Ideologies of Emigrant Engagement. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. p. 234. ISBN 9781137277107.
- ^ Nigeria Government Gazette dated 1975-07-08 number 32. 1975-07-08.
- ^ Nigeria Government Gazette supplement dated 1975-09-18 number 47 part B. 1975-09-18.
