| Ministry of Interior | |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Headquarters: | Abuja |
| Minister1 Name: | Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo |
| Parent Department: | Government of Nigeria |
| Child1 Agency: | Nigerian Correctional Service |
| Child2 Agency: | Nigeria Immigration Service |
| Child3 Agency: | Federal Fire Service |
| Child4 Agency: | Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps |
| Keydocument1: | Section 217-220 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria |
| Website: | https://interior.gov.ng/ |
| Agency Type: | Executive Department |
The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria tasked with providing complementary internal security and other ancillary services within Nigeria. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Interior, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The current minister of interior is Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
The concern to maintain internal security gave rise to the creation of the federal ministry of internal affairs in 1957.[1] In 2007, the Ministry of Internal Affairs merged with the Ministry of Police Affairs, resulting in the Ministry of the Interior.
The Ministry exercises supervisory control over the following Security Agencies, namely:
The Ministry formulates and implements policies related to border management and supervises the National Immigration Service.[2] Its other functions include:
| Name | Term | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Modupe Johnson | 1957–1959 | |||
| Usman Sarki | 1959–1962 | |||
| Shehu Shagari | 1962–1965 | |||
| Shettima Ali Monguno | 1965–1966 | Federal Minister of Internal Affairs | ||
| Kam Selem | 1967–1975 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs | ||
| Adamu Suleiman | 1975 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs[3] | ||
| Umaru Shinkafi | 1975–1979 | Federal Commissioner for Internal Affairs[4] | ||
| Bello Maitama Yusuf | 1979 - 1983 | |||
| Bagudu Mamman | 1990 - 1991 | |||
| Tunji Olagunju* | 1992 - 1993 | |||
| Bashir Dalhatu | 1997 - 1998 | |||
| Sunday Afolabi | 1999 - 2000 | |||
| Mohammed Shata | 2000 - 2003 | |||
| Iyorchia Ayu | 2003 - 2005 | |||
| Magaji Muhammed | 2005 - 2006 | |||
| Oluyemi Adeniji | 2006 - 2007 | |||
| Godwin Abbe | 2007 - 2009 | |||
| Shettima Mustapha | 2009–2010 | |||
| Emmanuel Iheanacho | 2010 - 2011 | |||
| Patrick Abba Moro | 2011 - 2015 | |||
| Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau | 2015 - 2019 | |||
| Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola | 2019 - 2023 | |||
| Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo | 2023 - present | --> |