Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)

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Ministry of Interior
Agency overview
Formed1957;67 years ago (1957)
Type Executive Department
Jurisdiction Federal Government of Nigeria
Headquarters Abuja
Minister responsible
Parent department Government of Nigeria
Child agencies
  • Nigerian Correctional Service
  • Nigeria Immigration Service
  • Federal Fire Service
  • Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Key document
Website https://interior.gov.ng/

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.

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History

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

The Ministry exercises supervisory control over the following Security Agencies, namely:

Functions

The Ministry formulates and implements policies related to border management and supervises the National Immigration Service. [2] Its other functions include:

List of ministers

NameTermNote
Joseph Modupe Johnson 1957–1959
Usman Sarki 1959–1962
Shehu Shagari 1962–1965
Shettima Ali Monguno 1965–1966Federal Minister of Internal Affairs
Kam Selem 1967–1975Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs
Adamu Suleiman 1975Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs [3]
Umaru Shinkafi 1975–1979Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs [4]
Bello Maitama Yusuf*19791983
Bagudu Mamman*19901991
Tunji Olagunju*19921993
Bashir Dalhatu 19971998
Sunday Afolabi 19992000
Mohammed Shata 20002003
Iyorchia Ayu 20032005
Magaji Muhammed 20052006
Oluyemi Adeniji 20062007
Godwin Abbe 20072009
Shettima Mustapha 2009–2010
Emmanuel Iheanacho 20102011
Patrick Abba Moro 20112015
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau 20152019
Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola 20192023
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo 2023present

*Minister of Internal Affairs

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References

  1. "About the Ministry". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. Collyer, Michael. Emigration Nations: Policies and Ideologies of Emigrant Engagement. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. p. 234. ISBN   9781137277107.
  3. Nigeria Government Gazette dated 1975-07-08 number 32. 1975-07-08.
  4. Nigeria Government Gazette supplement dated 1975-09-18 number 47 part B. 1975-09-18.