ABOUT US
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, as it was then known, came into existence at the creation of Akwa Ibom State on September 23rd, 1987. In the year 2002, the Ministry of Economic Development was carved out and it became known as the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry has the core mission of establishing, maintaining and ensuring the continuous improvement of the machineries for the sourcing, collection, custodying, accounting and utilisation of public funds. Its vision is to maintain the required management capacity and institutional framework for effective and efficient application of financial resources in an accountable and transparent manner; and to instil due process in Government financial transactions to ensure probity, value for money, transparency and accountability in public expenditure.
OUR COMMITMENT
Ministry of Finance is committed to ensuring probity, transparency and accountabiilty in the disbursement of public funds towards imrpoving the state's economy
To fulfil its mission and vision, as well as carry out its functions and responsibilities, the Ministry of Finance is structured into Offices and Departments, thus:
- Office of the Hon. Commissioner (Chief Exec. Officer)
- Office of the Permanent Secretary. (Head, Admin./Accounting)
- Office of the Accountant-General
- State Budget Office; Administration Department
- Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI)
- Computer Centre
- Planning, Research & Statistics Department
- Staff Housing Scheme Board
- Funds Monitoring Unit, Debt Management Department and
- Supervisory role over Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
PRESS RELEASE
| AKSG TASKS MICRO FINANCE BANKS ON AGGRESSIVE LOANS RECOVERY |
| Akwa Ibom State Government has tasked Managing Directors of Micro Finance Banks in the State to embark on aggressive recovery of the non-interest loans...read more |
| FINANCE COMMISSIONER ADVISES CITIZENS TO EMBRACE AGRICULTURE TO ENSURE FOOD SUFFICIENCY |
| The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Linus Nkan has advised Akwa Ibom people to embrace agriculture to ensure food sufficiency and to forestall untold hardship...read more |
| STATE GOVERNMENT HARPS ON IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION BY MDAs |
| The Commissioner of Finance, Mr Nsikan Nkan has harped on the need for Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government to improve on their revenue...read more |
Who we are?
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Finance is committed to ensuring probity, transparency and accountability in the disbursement of public funds towards improving the State's economy. We promise to uphold the tenet of transparency, accountability and due process in the management of Government funds.