Department

Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS)

Department - Common Services

Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS)

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Mrs. Gloria Inyangabasi

Head of Department

Mandate of the Department

The Department, being the think-tank of the Ministry, is responsible for the coordination of policies, programmes, projects and key activities of the Ministry and its Agencies for the actualization of its Vision and Mission.

Functions of the Department

The Department is vested with the following responsibilities;

  • Coordinates policy formulation and priority settings in the FMACCE Sectors of the Ministry;
  • Coordinates the activities of the Ministry and reports to the Central Delivery Coordinating Unit (CDCU) quarterly;
  • The Department monitors, inspects and evaluates the implementation of projects and programmes of the Ministries and its Agencies;
  • Collaborates with the Human Resource Management Department on the implementation and institutionalization of the Performance Management System (PMS) in the Ministry (Sector PMS & Employee PMS);
  • In conjunction with the relevant Departments, research new trends and opportunities in the FMACCE Sectors;
  • Collaborates with other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), in the conduct of nos. (i) and (iii) above;
  • Coordinates data collection, processing and dissemination in the FMACCE Sectors;
  • Liaises with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning in the development and implementation of Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP);
  • Liaises with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) in monitoring the implementation of key Government priorities;
  • Coordination of Agencies and its Board under the Ministry;
  • Coordinates the preparation of Council and other Executive memos;
  • Organizes and serves as Secretariat for the Drafting Committee for the Review of National Cultural Policy, Creative Economy Policy and Tourism Policy;
  • Organizing and serving as Secretariat of the National Council of ACCE/Tourism;
  • Prepares and disseminates the Ministry’s Annual Progress Report;
  • Coordinates the preparation of intra-departmental work-plan in the Ministries;
  • Provide library services to the Ministries by providing newspapers, magazines, journals and other periodicals to all Departments in the Ministries;
  • Multilateral and Bilateral relations in ACCE/Tourism Sectors;
  • Production of Digest of Statistics and Manpower Statistics; and
  • Collaborates with the National Bureau of Statistics.


Structure of the Department

The Department is structured into four (4) Divisions, namely;

  • Policy and Planning;  
  • Monitoring and Evaluation;
  • Research and Statistics; and
  • Bilateral and Multilateral.

These Divisions are subdivided into Units to ensure effective coordination of activities within the Ministry and all its associated Agencies.