The Special Duties Department was established by the Federal Government (Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation) and saddled with the responsibilities of coordinating the activities of the Permanent Secretary’s Office.

FUNCTIONS
The functions of the Department are:
Assist the Permanent Secretary, as required, to formulate and articulate his/her leadership agenda for the Ministry
Provide secretarial services to high-level meetings of the Permanent Secretary;
Coordinate the Permanent Secretary’s response to emergencies;
Schedule all staff meetings and briefings involving the Permanent Secretary;
Coordinate the daily briefing sessions of the Permanent Secretary’s official schedule;
Represent the Permanent Secretary in certain functions; and
Coordinates the activities of Units under the Permanent Secretary’s office such as:
Stock Verification Unit,
ACTU Unit,
Press and Public Relation Unit, and
Protocol Unit.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Effectively coordinated the office of the Permanent Secretary of Aviation (PSA)
Successfully facilitated PSA meetings with the staff, Agencies and other stakeholders
Represented the Permanent Secretary in some important functions
Served as the Secretariat to high level meetings of the PSA