In the spirit of the reorganisation of public service operations, all but 14 governing boards of the Nigerian government’s parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies have been disbanded.
The dissolution, on the order of President Bola Tinubu, means until the affected government establishments get new heads, the president has a duty of handling pressing issues that ideally would have been the responsibilities of the boards in addition to his normal role.
There are strong indications that the sizes and number of the institutions may shrink further in the days, with the merger of key revenue-generating agencies on the cards.
A roadmap to Nigeria’s economic revamp for the new administration, drawn by a presidential advisory team last month, proposed the unification of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Customs, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency into a single entity to be known as the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS).
The NRS will help the new government ease the receipt of direct and indirect taxes, in addition to levies.
Here is a list of the establishments affected by the rejig:
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)
Social Security Administration of Nigeria (SSA)
Budget Office of the Federation (BOF)
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
Debt Management Office (DMO)
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)
Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC)
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
National Council on Privatisation (NCP)
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)
National Pension Commission (PenCom)
National Planning Commission (NPC)
National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)
Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Nigerian Export – Import Bank (NEXIM Bank)
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC)
Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA)
Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
National Board for Arabic And Islamic Studies (NBAIS)
Nigeria Gas Company
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
National Examination Council (NECO)
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
National Teachers Institute (NTI)
National Universities Commission (NUC)
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB)
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)
West African Examination Council (WAEC)
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE)
National Library of Nigeria (NLN)
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)
Electricity Management Services Limited (EMSL)
Energy Commission of
Nigeria (ECN)
National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Board (NCMDB)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL)
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA)
Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)
National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON)
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)[87]
State Security Service (SSS)[88]
National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)
National Judicial Institute (NJI)
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)
Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Nigerian Press Council (NPC)
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
National Agency For Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)
National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)
National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS)
Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO)
National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP)
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA)
Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)
Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT)
National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM)
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)
Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Commission
National Water Resources Institute (NWRI)
River Basin Development Authorities (RBDA)
Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC)
National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)
Federal Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN)
Consumer Protection Council (CPC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN)
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
National Boundary Commission
National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC)
National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NaHCON)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
National Institute for Hospitality Tourism (NIHOTOUR)
National Lottery Regulatory Commission
National Orientation Agency (NOA)
National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP)
National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC)
National Sports Commission (NSC)
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transprency Initiative (NEITI)
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI)
Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB)
Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC)
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)
Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC)
Public Complaints Commission, Nigeria
Surveyors Council Of Nigeria
National Lottery Trust Fund
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)
Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
National Frequency Management Council
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Galaxy Backbone (GBB)
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET)
Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT)
Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN)
National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS)
National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)
Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)
National Root Crops Research Institute (NCRI)
Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR)
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)
National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT)
