Table 2. The COVID-19 multisectoral ministries, departments, and agencies by sector and role, Nigeria, 2020.

Sector	National MDAs and roles	State MDAs and roles
Health	NCDC: Lead on epidemiology, surveillance laboratory, and IPC	The state Emergency Operations Center, which comprises members from the State Ministry of Health, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, and State Health Management Board liaise with the FMOH and NCDC in their day-to-day operations
	FMOH: Lead on case management port health management, research on COVID-19
	Nigeria Primary Healthcare Development Agency: Community centers and vaccination
	Nigeria Institute of Medical Research: Research around COVID-19
Nonhealth	Ministry of Information and its agencies take the lead on risk communication	The state task force, led by the governor or his designate, includes representatives from line MDAs similar to those in the national MDAs—these include the ministries of information and finance, the State Emergency Management Authority, the security agencies, and others
	Ministries of Interior, Aviation, and Transportation and their agencies, such as Nigeria Immigration Service, Customs, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, run the ports of entry
	Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and its agency, National Emergency Management Authority, lead mass care
	Ministry of Defense and the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, and Federal Road Safety Corp support security and logistics
	Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment oversee and coordinate local production of personal protective equipment
	Ministry of Finance is involved in economic impact and recovery activities

*FMOH, Federal Ministry of Health; MDA, ministries, departments, and agencies; NCDC, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.