About the Department

STEEL DIVISION

• Initiating favourable policies for the growth and development of the metals industry
• Regulating tariffs  on metal commodities and products
• Removing unjustifiable non-tariffs that impede the industry’s access to international markets
• Recommending appropriate measures to give effect to agreements entered into by the Federal Government
• Put forward proposals for the revision and amendment of all existing Metallurgical regulations as deemed appropriate now and at times as may be necessary
• Supervise Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Ajaokuta; and the Metallurgical Training Institute; Onitsha and the National Steel Council

NON-FERROUS METALS DIVISION

• Monitoring development in the other sector of the economy that may have adverse effect on the metals sub-sector and recommending appropriate action
• Make recommendation as necessary to regulate through an appropriate Act, the performance of the Metallurgical industry in liaision with all operators of the sector
• Coordinate information Technology. skill acquision .innovation and new alloy development
• Stimulation and promotion of SME’s in the metals sector and coordinate the support for small amd Medium Scale Metallurgical outfit
• Issuance of permit to Import/Export Metals Products

What we do...

• Formulating policies for the sustainable development of the metals industry in Nigeria
• Establishing a metals data bank on the information and statistics for the metals industry
• Promoting local Production of Metals for domestic, industrial and infrastructure development
• Implementing the objectives of the National Industrial Policy as they relate to the metals sector
• Putting in place necessary incentives to encourage local metals production
• Regularly evaluating the pricing structures and quantity of metals products to ensure international competitiveness.
• Encouraging the use of domestic metal products in the production of automobiles.
• Coordinate the provision of manpower for the metals industry
• Provision of institutional frameworks for sustainable development of the Metals industry

FUNCTIONS OF THE STEEL AND NON-FERROUS METALS (S&NFM) DEPARTMENT 

• Initiating favourable policies for the growth and development of the metals industry
• Regulating tariffs on metal commodities and products;
• Removing unjustifiable non-tariffs that impede the industry’s access to international markets;
• Appropriate fiscal and monetary policies to support the metals industries, 
• Recommending appropriate measures to give effect to agreements entered into by the Federal Government;
• Monitoring development in other sectors of the economy that may have adverse effect on the metals sub-sector and recommending appropriate action;
• Recommending policies for improving infrastructural facilities in the metals industry;
• Put forward proposals for the revision and amendment of all existing Metallurgical regulations as deemed appropriate now and at times as may be necessary;
• Make recommendation as necessary to regulate through an appropriate Act, the performance of the Metallurgical industry in liaison with all operators of the sector;
• Coordinate information Technology, skill acquisition, innovation and new alloy development;
• Stimulation and promotion of SME’s in the metals sector;
• Issuance of Permits to Import/Export Metal Products;
• Supervise Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Ajaokuta; and the Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha and the National Steel Council.

Agencies

1. Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) Ajaokuta
2. National Iron Ore Mining Comapany (NIOMCO). Itakpe
3. National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA) Kaduna
4. National Metallurgical Development Centre (NM ⦁    Metallurgical Training Institute. (MTI), Onitsha
5. National Steel Council (NSC)

FORMAL HANDOVER CEREMONY BETWEEN OUTGOING AND INCOMING PERMANENT SECRETARIES AT THE MINISTRY OF STEEL DEVELOPMENT

The Newly deployed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Steel Development, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi (L) with the former Permanent Secretary, Dr. Chris Osa Isokpunwu (R) during the Handover Ceremony held on Friday, March 13th 2026 at the Ministry's Headquarters in Abuja.

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AUDU HIGHLIGHTS NIGERIA’S STEEL SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES AT GERMAN–NIGERIA ECONOMIC FORUM

Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Honourable Minister of Steel Development

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