The Education Secretariat like all the other Mandate Secretariats is a self-accounting entity and is headed by a Secretary who is the equivalent of a commissioner in the states’ hierarchy of governance.
Malam Leramoh Abdulrazaq, Ag. Secretary for Education/DAF
The Headquarters presently has 5 departments, 2 special Divisions and 8 units that report to the Secretary for Education directly or through the Director Administration and Finance, as the case may be.
The four (5) departments are:
1. Department of Administration and Finance
2. Department of Policy, Planning, Research & Statistics
3. Department of Quality Assurance
4. Department of Higher Education
5. Department of Special Needs Education
The two (2) special divisions are:
1. Administration & Supplies Division
2. Finance and Accounts Division
The nine (8) units at the Education Secretariat Headquarters are:
1. Audit Unit
2. Gender Unit
3. HIV/AIDS Unit
4. Legal Unit
5. Procurement Unit
6. Projects Unit
7. Public Relations Unit
8. Servicom Unit
Organizational Structure of the Education Secretariat
