Cabinet of Nigeria

Federal Executive Council
Council overview
Formed1963
HeadquartersAso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Council executives

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), also simply known as The Cabinet is the cabinet of ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is part of the executive branch of the Government of Nigeria. The council's role, as written in the Ministers' Statutory Powers and Duties Act,[1] is to serve as an advisory body to the President of Nigeria, who serves as the FEC's chairman. Members of the cabinet are appointed by and report to the President, who can dismiss them at will. The cabinet currently consists of 24[2] Federal Ministries, each responsible for some aspect of providing government services, as well as a number of parastatals (government-owned corporations).

  1. ^ "Ministers' Statutory Powers and Duties Act". Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. ^ "List of Federal Ministers of Nigeria, Permanent Secretaries & Their Ministries". STATE HOUSE Office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Retrieved 2017-01-16.