In this article I will to explain who are the NIGERIA federal ministry of education
What are the duties of Nigeria ministry of education. At the end of this post you will understand more about it
NIGERIA federal ministry of education
The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Education is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that directs education in Nigeria
Duties of ministry of education
To become an economic model, delivering sound education for public good.
To use education for fostering development of all the country Citizens to their full potentials in the promotion of a strong, democratic, egalitarian, prosperous, indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God.
responsibilities of ministry of education
To Develop curricula and syllabuses at the National Level.
To Control and monitor the quality of education in the Country
To Formulate and co-ordinate a national policy on education
To Collect and collate data for purposes of education Planning and Financing
To Prescribe and maintain uniform standard of education throughout the Country
To Harmonize educational policies and procedures of all the States of the Federation through the instrumentality of the National Council on Education (NCE)
To Effect co-operation in educational matters on an international scale
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION executives
Director. Universities
Director. Senior Secondary Education
Director. Education Support Services
Director. Basic Education
Director. Federal Education Quality Assurance Service
Director. Technology & Science Education
Director. Education Planning, Research & Development
Director. Federal Scholarships
Director. Information & Communication Technology
Director. Human Resource Management
Director. Finance & Accounts
Director. Procurement
Ag. Director. Reform Coordination & Service Improvement
Director. Internal Audit
Director. Library Services Unit
Director. Legal
Director. General Services
Director Colleges of Education
Director Polytechnics Education and Allied Institution
Director Special Duties
Organisation and function of ministry of education
Functions of ministry of education include
To Harmonizing educational policies and procedures of all the states of the federation through the instrumentality of the National Council on Education
To Collecting and collating data for purposes of educational planning and financing.
To Maintaining uniform standards of education throughout the country.
To Formulating a national policy on education.
To Effecting co-operation in educational matters on an international scale.
To Developing curricula and syllabuses at the national level in conjunction with other bodies
To Controlling the quality of education in the country through the supervisory role of the Inspectorate Services Department within the Ministry
Parastatal and agencies of ministry of education
Agencies of ministry of education includes
National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja.
National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies
(NBAIS), Kaduna.
National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna.
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Abuja.
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Abuja.
National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE), Abuja.
National Commission for Adult Education Mass Literacy and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), Abuja.
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Sheda, FCT.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Bwari, Abuja.
West African Examination Council (WAEC), Lagos.
National Examination Council (NECO), Minna, State.
National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Benin-city, Edo.
National Institute for Educational Planning & Administration (NIEPA), Ondo.
National Teachers Institute (NTI Archived 2022-05-26 at the Wayback Machine), Kaduna.
Nigerian Mathematical Centre (NMC), Sheda, FCT.
Nigerian French Language Village (NFV)Badagry, Lagos.
Nigerian Arabic Language Village (NALV) Ngala, Borno.
National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) Aba, Abia.
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TET FUND), Abuja.
National Library of Nigeria (NLN), Abuja.
Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Abuja.
Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN),
Departments of ministry of education
-Universities Education
Basic Education
-College of Education
– Senior School Education
-Education Support Services
-Federal Education Quality Assurance Service
-Technology & Science Education
Education Planning, Research & Development
-Federal Scholarships
– Information and Communication Technology
-Human Resource Management
-Finance and Accounts
Procurement
Reform Coordination and Service Improvement
Internal Audit
– Library Services
-General Services Department
-Polytechnic Education & Allied Institutions
Institution under the federal ministry of education
There are 3 Institution under the ministry of education in Nigeria. They are
1 university
2 Polytechnics
3 college of education
Universities
There are 3 categories of university in Nigeria
Federal Universities
State Universities
Private Universities
Polytechnics
There are 3 categories of polytechnics in Nigeria
Federal Polytechnics
State Polytechnics
Private Polytechnics
College Of Education
There are 3 categories of college of education in Nigeria
Federal College Of Education
State College Of Education
Private College Of Education