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  • Function and past of Nigeria ministry of interior

    Function and past of Nigeria ministry of interior

    In this post I will like to explain what are the functions of nigeria ministry of interior and past of Nigeria ministry of interior

    Who are the ministry of interior at the end of this post you will understand what And who are the ministry of interior in Nigeria

    Nigeria Ministry of interior

    Federal Ministry of the Interior is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria tasked with providing complementary internal security and other ancillary services within the country

    Role duty and power of Nigeria ministers

    History of Nigeria ministry of interior

    Concern to maintain internal security gave rise to the creation of Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1957 and In 2007 Ministry of Internal Affairs merged with the Ministry of Police Affairs, resulting in the Ministry of the Interior

    Functions of ministry of interior

    Nigeria Ministry of interior formulates and implements policies related to border management and supervises the National Immigration Services

    Other functions of ministry of interior include the following

    To Granting of Nigerian citizenship

    To Consular and immigration services

    To Granting of business permits and expatriate quotas

    To Co-ordination of national and independence day celebrations

    To Reformation and re-integration of inmates

    To Security of lives and properties

    To Management of National emergencies

    To Recruitment of officers and men of the Correctional Service, Immigration Service, Fire Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

    To Managing the retirement benefits of retirees of paramilitary Services under its supervision

    Past of Nigeria Ministry of interior chairmen

    These are the past of Nigeria ministry of interior. They are

    1 Bello Maitama Yusuf 1979–1983 4 years in office

    2 Bagudu Mamman 1990–1991 1 Year in office

    Sunday Afolabi 1999–2000 1 Year in office

    Mohammed Shata 2000–2003 3 years in office

    Iyorchia Ayu 2003–2005 2 years in office

    Magaji Muhammed 2005–2006 1 year in office

    Oluyemi Adeniji 2006–2007 1 Year in office

    Godwin Abbe 2007–2009 2 years in office

    Shettima Mustapha 2009–2010 1 Year in office

    Emmanuel Iheanacho 2010–2011 1 Year in office

    Patrick Abba Moro 2011–2015 4 years in office

    Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau 2015–2019 4 years in office

    Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola 2019 to date

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