Departments

  1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL SERVICES

This department is headed by the director administration and general services, a staff on posting from the office of the head of service. This department handles matters relating to personnel and general administration, finances, as well as coordinating activities of the Ministry other function include: Staffing, training of staff, promotion and discipline,

  1. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING , REASECH AND STATISTICS:

This is services department. Its function include the following: Planning programs and projects of the ministry, preparing ministerial budget, Secretariat of the tenders board, Management of data and statistics of the ministry/ Management of the databank related to program implementation, Managing the ministry’s library, Maintenance of ministry’s facilities

  1. DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AFFAIR:

This department is charged with matters related to the development and upliftment of the general standards of living of women in the state. The department focuses more attention on vocational skills acquisition, training and gender mainstreaming.

  1. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

This department is responsible for the eradication/reducing social negative attitudes as well as to encourage the promotion of and sustenance of balanced social order. The department operates through the various outfits across the state.

  1. CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

This department was established with the mandate to handle matters relating to survival, protection and development of children in the state.

  1. DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL DUTIES: is responsible for handling specific tasks and projects that require specialized attention. This includes:
  • Oversee the implementation of high-priority projects/programs
  • Attend to any unscheduled task that demand specialized response
  1. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTMENT: it is responsible for the image  making of the Ministry, coordination of media relations between the Ministry  and media organizations operating within and outside the state, organizing press briefings, conferences and issuing of release/announcements