The Ministry of Education in Lagos State has been split into two departments, and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs has been renamed to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development.
The office of the Special Adviser on Education has been upgraded to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, while the Ministry of Education has been renamed the Ministry of Basic Education, according to a memo sent on Wednesday to the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Lagos State Government by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
Also office of Civic Engagement has been divided into Office of Civic Engagement and Political and Legislative Bureau. This is just as Central Internal Audit Department has been upgraded to Office of Internal Audit.
In the memo titled change of nomenclature of government offices, re-introduction of political and legislative bureau and office of rural development, Muri-Okunola stated that in view of the need to restructure government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments for improved performance and effective service delivery in the state, it is hereby notified for general information that the following government MDAs: Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs; Office of Special Adviser on Education and Ministry of Education have been restructured and renamed.
