Government & Business

The Office of the Accountant-General has responsibilities for:

• Accounting Policy and Procedure
• Supervision and Inspection of the Accounting Operations of all Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments
• Inspection and Monitoring of all Revenue Collectors
• Accounting for the State Government's revenue and expenditure
• Safe custody of all State revenue-earning books including license books, etc.
• Funds management for the State Government
• Control of expenditure of all Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments
• Investment of funds not immediately required in short-term deposits
• Maintenance of Advances and Deposits Records.
• Compilation of monthly and annual financial statements of accounts of the Government and of such other accounts that may be required by the Government
• Undertaking of all State Government Banking Transactions.
• Maintenance of accounts with the Crown Agents in London, Statutory Corporations, and Treasury Clearance Accounts with other State Governments
• Payment of retirement benefits (pensions and gratuities) to Federal and State Civil and Military pensioners.
• Participation in the Federation Account Allocation Committee and the State Joint Local Government Revenue Allocation Committee
• Control and supervision of Internal Auditors deployed to Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments
• Investigation of losses of funds/stores in Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments
• Processing of salaries and payment of overhead costs in respect of non- self-accounting Ministries
• Processing of Audit Queries for the Public Accounts Committee
• Deployment/posting of accounting staff to Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, etc.