Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Vision

To provide accessible, affordable, qualitative, functional and sustainable education for enlightenment and enterprise using emerging technology.

Our Mission

To ensure quality and functional education through sound policies and implementation using e-learning, whole school monitoring, provision of conducive environment and regular capacity building of personnel for optimal learning outcomes.

The Structure of the Ministry consists of:

1. The Honourable State Commissioner of Education and Chief Executive Officer.
2. The Permanent Secretary, who is the Accounting Officer.
3. Directors,
   1. 7 Directors who are Professional Officers:
      1. Director (Quality Assurance Dept.)
      2. Director (School Dept.)
      3. Director (STEM)
      4. Director (PR & S)
      5. Director (Eval & Stand)
      6. Director (Tertiary)
      7. Director (Schools Sports)
   2. 2 Directors for Support Services:
      1. Director (Admin & Supplies)
      2. Director (Finance & Accounts)
4. Deputy Directors
5. Assistant Directors
6. Chief Education Officers
7. Principal Education Officers
8. Senior Education Officers
9. Education Officers I
10. Education Officers II
11. Assistant Education Officers

1. Formulation of Education Policies and supervisory role of Departments and Agencies under the Ministry of Education
2. Quality control of education deliverables through routine and operational inspection of Public and Private Schools in the State
3. Curriculum implementation in line with Federal Ministry of Education as agreed at National Council on Education (NCE) policy decision meetings
4. Curriculum Evaluation for use in schools in the state and distribution of essential educational learning materials to Schools and conduct of all examinations
5. Generation and provision of data for the Annual School Census programme and establishing a foundation for Information Communication and Technology (ICT) driven education with well-equipped e-library services
6. Ensuring uniform standards in the registration of Private Institutions in the State (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary)
7. To promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM) in the 21st century
8. Monitoring and evaluation of the infrastructure and physical facilities in education institutions in the state
9. Encouraging skills acquisition through Schools Agriculture and Enterprises for holistic education and catering for school drop outs under the Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Educationh (AANFE)
10. Administration and management of School Sports and co-curricular activities in Schools in the State
11. Implementation of Government’s policies aimed at attracting support and sponsorship from development partners/international donor agencies to assist the development of education
12. Implementation of the State Government’s objectives of liaising with specialized government agencies to assist educational development in the State, particularly the phenomenon of Girl-Child education/Out of School Children
13. Facilitating the processes which lead to the provision of scholarships/bursary awards to indigenes of the state
14. Liasing and collaborating with Agencies of the Federal Government in establishing educational institutions in the State in all areas of education in the state
15. Establishment of additional schools to complement the existing ones in the state when the need arises
16. The prompt payment of running grants to Public Secondary and Primary Schools across the state
17. Quarterly organization of Capacity Building programmes for personnel of Public Schools in the State
18. Facilitating the exposure of education personnel/officers in the state to international capacity building programmes for teachers and students aimed at exposing them to international policies, programmes and implementation in line with International Best Practices
19. Regular meetings with education stakeholders
20. Enrolment of Schools age children

1. To make education accessible, qualitative and relevant
2. To groom scholars (teachers/students) for global enterprise
3. To protect the social rights of students and teachers.