Let’s take a look at the agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria that do not fall under any ministry. These bodies or agencies are administered directly from the Aso Rock.
The Presidency handles them and not any minister. They are:
1. National Association of Nigerian Students
2. Economic & Financial Crimes Commission
3. National Examination Council (NECO)
4. West African Examination Council (WAEC)
5. NAFDAC
6. ICPC
7. INEC
8. CBN
9. Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON)
10. Nigerian National Merit Awards
11. Federal Character Commission
12. SeviCom
13. Millennium Development Goals
14. National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN)
15. Nigeria Pilgrims Commission
16. Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG)
17. National Population Commission (NPC)
18. Nigerian Communications Commission
19. National Pension Commission
20. Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission
21. Nigeria Postal Service
22. Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation
23. National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
24. National Agency for the Control of AIDS
25. National Poverty Eradication Programme
26. National Planning Commission
27. Department of State Security (DSS)
28. National Council on Privatization
29. National Bureau of Statistics
30. Nigerian Lottery Regulatory Commission
31. Industrial Training Fund
32. Federal Housing Agency
33. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
34. NELFund
35. ECOWAS
36. Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)
37. Debt Management Office
38. Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
39. Bureau of Public Enterprises
40. Revenue Mobilization & Fiscal Allocation Commission, etc.
These agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria are run from the Presidency, specifically the office of the Secretary to Federal Government.
You need to know this for purpose of information.
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