List of government agencies of Nigeria explained

The following is a list of agencies in the government of Nigeria.

Agriculture

• Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN)https://crin.gov.ng/
• National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS)http://www.naerls.gov.ng/site2/
• National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)http://www.nvri.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)http://www.naic.org
• National Root Crops Research Institute (NCRI)http://www.nrcri.gov.ng/
• Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria https://iart.gov.ng/IT/agricultural-research-council-of-nigeria/
• Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
• Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) http://nifor.gov.ng
• Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) http://www.naqs.gov.ng
• National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) http://www.nihort.gov.ng/

Aviation

• Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)http://www.faannigeria.org/
• Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)https://www.nama.gov.ng
• Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) https://www.ncaa.gov.ng
• Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) https://www.aib.gov.ng
• Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) http://nimet.gov.ng/
• Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) http://www.ncat.gov.ng/

Communications

• National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)http://www.nitda.gov.ng/
• Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)http://www.nigcomsat.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)http://www.nbc.gov.ng/home
• Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)http://www.ncc.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) http://www.nipost.gov.ng/
• National Frequency Management Council
• Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)https://nta.ng/
• Galaxy Backbone (GBB)^[1]

Economy

• Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)http://www.amcon.com.ng/
• Social Security Administration of Nigeria (SSA)http://www.ssa.org.ng/
• Budget Office of the Federation (BOF)http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/
• Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)http://www.bpp.gov.ng
• Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)http://www.cbn.gov.ng
• Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)http://new.cac.gov.ng/
• Debt Management Office (DMO)http://www.dmo.gov.ng/
• Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)http://www.firs.gov.ng
• Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)http://www.fmbn.gov.ng
• Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) - defunct^[2]
• National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/
• National Council on Privatisation (NCP)
• National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)
• National Planning Commission (NPC)http://www.nationalplanning.gov.ng/
• National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)http://www.nsdc.gov.ng
• Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)http://www.nddc.gov.ng/
• Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)http://www.customs.gov.ng/
• Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)http://www.ndic.org.ng
• Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)http://www.nipc.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Export - Import Bank (NEXIM Bank)http://www.neximbank.com.ng/
• Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)http://www.nepc.gov.ng/
• Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) http://www.ogfza.gov.ng/
• Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)http://www.nepza.gov.ng
• Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)http://www.nepza.gov.ng
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)http://sec.gov.ng/
• Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)http://son.gov.ng/
• Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)http://www.smedan.gov.ng/

Education

• National Board for Arabic And Islamic Studies (NBAIS)^[3]
• Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)http://www.jamb.gov.ng/home.aspx
• National Examination Council (NECO)https://archive.today/20140401131156/http://www.neconigeria.org/
• National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)http://www.noun.edu.ng
• National Teachers Institute (NTI)http://www.nti-nigeria.org/
• National Universities Commission (NUC)http://nuc.edu.ng/
• Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)http://www.tetfund.gov.ng
• Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)http://www.trcn.gov.ng
• National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) http://www.nabtebnigeria.org
• Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) https://ubeconline.com
• West African Examination Council (WAEC) https://www.waecdirect.org
• National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) http://www.ncce.edu.ng
• National Library of Nigeria (NLN)https://www.nln.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND)https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/in-detail-the-student-loan-access-to-higher-education-act-2024/

Energy

• Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) http://www.nmdpra.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) http://www.nuprc.gov.ng/
• Electricity Management Services Limited (EMSL)http://www.emsl.com.ng/
• Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN)http://www.energy.gov.ng/
• National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)https://web.archive.org/web/20160707190409/http://www.naptin.org.ng/
• Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)http://www.nercng.org/
• Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Board (NCMDB)https://www.ncdmb.gov.ng/
• Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)https://web.archive.org/web/20110225204508/http://nnpcgroup.com/
• Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)http://www.nnra.gov.ng/
• Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)http://pppra.gov.ng/
• Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) - defunct^[4]
• Rural Electrification Agency (REA)http://www.rea.gov.ng/
• Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)http://www.tcnorg.com/

Environment

• Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) - defuncthttps://bakolorijournal.com/article/v11-2/assets/v11-2-9.pdf
• Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)http://www.frin.gov.ng/
• National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)http://www.nbma.gov.ng/
• National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)http://www.nesrea.gov.ng
• National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)http://nosdra.gov.ng/
• Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON)http://www.ehorecon.gov.ng
• National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)^[5] https://authorityngr.com/2023/07/14/tinubus-administration-remains-committed-to-great-green-wall-project-shettima/

Health

• National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) http://www.nhis.gov.ng
• National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)http://www.niprd.net/
• National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)http://www.naca.gov.ng/
• National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/
• National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)http://www.nphcda.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)http://nimr.gov.ng/
• Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)https://www.ncdc.gov.ng/
• National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)https://ndlea.gov.ng/

Intelligence

• Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)http://www.dia.gov.ng/
• State Security Service (SSS)http://www.dss.gov.ng/
• National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
• Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) http://www.nfiu.gov.ng

Judiciary

• National Judicial Council (NJC)
• Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC)
• National Judicial Institute (NJI)

Maritime

• Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)http://www.nimasa.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)http://www.nigerianports.org/
• Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC)http://shipperscouncil.gov.ng/

Media

• Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)http://bonorg.net/home.php
• News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)http://nannewsnigeria.com/
• Nigerian Press Council (NPC)http://www.presscouncil.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)http://www.nta.ng/

Science and Technology

• National Agency For Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)http://naseni.org
• National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)http://www.nabda.gov.ng/
• National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS)
• Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO)http://www.shesctco.gov.ng
• National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP)http://www.notap.gov.ng
• National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)http://www.nasrda.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)http://www.nnra.gov.ng/
• Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)http://rmrdc.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT)
• National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM)

Water Resources

• Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)https://web.archive.org/web/20160302170350/http://www.nihydro.gov.ng/
  • Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Commission National Water Resources Institute (NWRI)http://www.niwrmc.gov.ng/
• River Basin Development Authorities (RBDA)

SGF

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), which is domiciled in the presidency, also has some agencies under it. They are:

• Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission^[6]
• National Lottery Trust Fund^[7]
• Nigeria National Merit Award
• National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (formerly National Commission for Refugees)
• ServiCom
• National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission
• Federal Character Commission (FCC)^[8]
• National Lottery Regulatory Commission
• National Pension Commission
• Bureau of Public Enterprises
• Revenue, Mobilization, Allocation & Fiscal Commission
• New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
• Border Communities Development Agency^[9] (BCDA)
• Federal Road Safety Corps
• National Energy Council
• Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission
• National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NaHCON)^[10]
• Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)
• Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)
• Federal Character Commission

Interior

There are six agencies under the Ministry of Interior,^[11] the latest one being NIMC.

• Federal Fire Service^[12]
• Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
• Nigerian Correctional Service
• Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
• National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
• The Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB)^[13]

Uncategorised

• • Alpha Uno Consulting Nanny and Househelp Agency providing nanny and Househelp services in Abuja. WhatsApp 09060992509 Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC)https://cbaac.org/
• National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)https://naddc.gov.ng/
• Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)http://www.ccb.gov.ng/
• Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN)http://www.cpn.gov.ng/metro/#sthash.Z3KID7hl.dpbs
• Consumer Protection Council (CPC)http://www.cpc.gov.ng
• Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/
• Federal Housing Authority (FHA)http://www.fha.gov.ng/
• Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)http://icpc.gov.ng/
• Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)http://www.inecnigeria.org/
• Industrial Training Fund (ITF)http://itf.gov.ng/
• Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN)http://www.legalaidcouncil.gov.ng/
• National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)http://www.naptip.gov.ng/
• National Boundary Commissionhttp://www.boundarycommission.gov.ng/
• National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC)http://www.ncac.gov.ng
• National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)http://www.nerfund.com.ng/NERFUND
• National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)http://nema.gov.ng/
• National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)http://www.nigeriarights.gov.ng/
• National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)http://www.nimc.gov.ng
• National Institute for Hospitality Tourism (NIHOTOUR)http://www.nihotour.gov.ng/
• National Orientation Agency (NOA)http://www.noa.gov.ng/
• National Population Commission
• National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) - defunct
• National Sports Commission (NSC)
• Nigeria Extractive Industries Transprency Initiative (NEITI)http://www.neiti.org.ng
• Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI)http://www.nbrri.gov.ng/sites/index.php
• Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB)http://niobnat.org.ng/Portal/FrontEnd/
• Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)http://www.copyright.gov.ng/
• Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC)
• Public Complaints Commission, Nigeria
• Surveyors Council Of Nigeria

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCC hands over Internet facility to Galaxy Backbone | Network World.
2. Web site: FG scraps fiscal responsibility commission. 10 March 2015. Vanguard. 23 June 2016.
3. Web site: NBAIS National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies. 2020-07-18. en-US.
4. Web site: PHCN Sucessor [sic] Companies]. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630161949/http://www.nercng.org/index.php/industry-operators/licensing-procedures/phcn-sucessor-companies. 30 June 2016. dead.
5. Web site: NAGGW - National Agency for the Great Green Wall .
6. Web site: NCPC - Proclaiming Christ, Serving Nigeria . 2024-09-15 . www.ncpc.gov.ng . en-gb.
7. Web site: admin . Who We Are . 2024-09-15 . National Lottery Trust Fund . en-US.
8. Web site: Functions of the Commission – Federal Character Commission . 2024-09-15 . en-US.
9. Web site: About BCDA . 2024-09-15 . bcda.gov.ng.
10. Web site: National Hajj Commission of Nigeria . 2024-09-15 . National Hajj Commission of Nigeria . en-US.
11. Web site: Quadri . Opeyemi . 6 Agencies Of The Ministry Of Interior In Nigeria And Their Mandates . 2024-09-15 . en-US.
12. Web site: About Us . 2024-09-15 . en-US.
13. Web site: CDCFIB . 2024-09-15 . cdcfib.org.ng.