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 The concern to maintain internal security gave rise to the creation of the federal ministry of internal affairs in 1957. The Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette of 6 December 1983 assigned the statutory roles to the ministry. In 2015, the Ministry of Internal Affairs merged with the Ministry of Police Affairs, resulting in the Ministry of the Interior.
Organization
Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB) The Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB) is in charge of oversight for the agencies under the interior ministry.
Agencies Several federal law enforcement agencies are administered by the Department of Justice: Nigerian Correctional Service Nigeria Immigration Service Federal Fire Service Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Functions The Ministry formulates and implements policies related to border management and supervises the National Immigration Service. 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 NameTermNoteJoseph Modupe Johnson1957–1959Usman Sarki1959–1962Shehu Shagari1962–1965Shettima Ali Monguno1965–1966Federal Minister of Internal AffairsKam Selem1967–1975Federal Commissioner for Internal AffairsAdamu Suleiman1975Federal Commissioner for Internal AffairsUmaru Shinkafi1975–1979Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs 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
External links http://interior.gov.ng/