Parastatals supervised by the Department

The Department is divided into three (3) divisions: Stock Verification, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU), Travels and Protocol.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Special Duties Department

1. Assisting the Permanent Secretary to provide line supervision and general management to all the staff of the Ministry and its Parastatal and Agencies.
2. Represent the Permanent Secretary in certain functions.
3. Executive assigned project for the Permanent Secretary.
4. Manage high level stake holder access to the Permanent Secretary.
5. Provide support in times of leadership transition in the Ministry.
6. Help the Permanent Secretary manage his/her schedule to ensure that his/her activities follow espouse priorities.
7. Co-ordinate the Permanent Secretary’s response to emergencies.
8. Scheduled all staff meetings and briefings involving the Permanent Secretary.
9. Co-ordinate the daily briefing session of the Permanent Secretary’s official schedule.
10. Monitoring Implementation of Capital /Constituency Projects.
11. Liaison with National Assembly.
12. Manage assigned direct reporting units on behalf of the Permanent Secretary e.g ACTU, Stock Verification and Protocol.
13. Assist the Permanent Secretary, as required, to formulate and articulate his/her leadership agenda for the Ministry.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Anti-corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU)

1. Educate and Enlighten the Public on Corruption and related offences;
2. Monitor Budget Implementation of the Ministry;
3. Promote Ethics and Integrity through enforcing compliance with Ethical Codes in MDAs;
4. Conduct Preliminary/administrative Investigations when necessary;
5. Undertake the system study and review of Departments operational systems and that of the Ministrys agency, to improve transparency and accountability as it relates to Anti – Corruption.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Stock Verification

1. Maintain a system of continuous verification of all stores, allocated or unallocated;
2. Be responsible for price analysis and taking charge of store survey of vehicles and equipment;
3. Assist the Board of Survey and Enquiry on stores matters;
4. Compile and submit periodic reports as prescribed in the Regulations.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Travel and Protocol

1. Process visas, request for Note Verbale, introduction letters and protocol assistance for Honourable Minister, Permanent Secretary and the entire staff of the Ministry on request.
2. Organize and coordinate the Honourable Minister and Permanent Secretary courtesy visit/calls.
3. Arrange flight schedule for the Honourable Minister, Permanent Secretary and the staff of the Ministry.
4. Secure the Honourable Minister and Permanent Secretary hotel whenever they are invited to a programme, events and meetings outside Abuja or liaise with the host of the programme to provide same.
5. Process visas, request Note Verbale, introduction letters and secure protocol assistance for the Honourable Minister, Permanent Secretary and the staff of the Ministry upon request.