The Executive Council of the Federation, also known as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved the implementation of the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye panel on the restructuring and rationalisation of Federal agencies, parastatals and commissions.The government said the implementation of the policy involves the merging, subsuming and scrapping of agencies with similar functions.Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu said the measure became necessary to enhance efficiency in the federal service, and reduce the cost of governance.LIST OF AGENCIES AGENCIES TO BE SCRAPPED1. Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate to be scrapped and functionstransferred to the Federal Ministry of Finance2. National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) to be scrapped andfunctions transferred to the department of Basic and Secondary Education inFederal Ministry of Education.AGENCIES TO BE MERGED1. National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) to be merged under the Centrefor Disease Control in Federal Ministry of Health.2. National Emergency Agency (NEMA) to be merged with National CommissionRefugee, Migration and Internally Displaced persons [NCFRMI].3. Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) to be merged withDirectorate of Technical Aid (DTAC) and to function as a department in theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.4. Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to be merged with Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE).5. Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) to be merged with Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC).6. National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to bemerged with National Centre for Agriculture Mechanization (NCAM) andProject Development Institute (PRODA)7. National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) to be merged withNational Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB).8. National Institute for Leather Science Technology (NILEST) to be merged withNational Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT).9. The Nomadic Education Commission (NEC) to be merged with NationalCommission for Mass Literacy, Adult Education and Non Formal Education.10. Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN) to be merged with Voice of Nigeria (VON)11. The National Commission for Museums and Monuments to be merged with National gallery of Arts.12. The National Theatre to be merged with National Troupe of Nigeria.13. The National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC) to be merged with National Metallurgical Training Institute (NMTI).14.Nigerian Army University (NAUB)should be merged Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA)15.Airforce Institute of Technology (AFIT) should be merged Nigerian DefenceAcademy (NDA)AGENCIES TO BE SUBSUMED1. Service Compact with all Nigerians (SERVICOM) to be subsumed to function asa department under Bureau for Public Service Reforms (BPSR).2. Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) to be subsumed to functionas a department under the National Boundary Commission (NBC).3. National Salaries, Income and Wages Commissioned (NSIWC) to be subsumedinto Revenue Mobilization & Fiscal Allocation Commission (RMAFC).4. Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution to be subsumed under NigerianInstitute of International Affairs (NIIA)5. Public Complains Commission (PCC) to be subsumed under National HumanRights Commission (NHRC).6. Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis (NITR) to be subsumed into Institute ofVeterinary Research (VOM).7. Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) to be subsumedunder the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development(NIPRD).8. National Intelligence Agency Pension Commission to be subsumed under theadministration of Nigerian Pension Commission (PenCom).9. The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to be subsumed as adepartment in the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.AGENCIES TO BE RELOCATED1. Niger Delta Powerholding Company (NDHC) to be relocated to Ministry ofpower.2. National Agricultural Land Development Agency [NALDA] to be relocated to theFederal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security3. National Blood Service Commission to be converted into an Agency andrelocated to the Federal Ministry of Health4. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to be converted into an Agencyand transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (ICE LAGOS)

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