NICO is essentially made up of five (5) departments namely: Administration & Human Resources, Finance & Accounts, Orientation & Cultural Affairs, Research & Documentation, and Training School. Each of these departments is headed by a Director, who reports directly to the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer.
Similarly, there are units such as Corporate Affairs, Legal, Protocol, Budget, and Procurement units, which are directly under the office of the Executive Secretary. Each is headed by an Assistant Director or its equivalent.
The Insitute has also opened offices in all the six (6) geo-political zones in the country in addition to the Lagos Liaison Office, which is presently hosting the Training School.
Thus, the management structure of the Institute is as follows:
* CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS - ABUJA, FCT
* ADMINISTRATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
* FINANCE & ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
* ORIENTATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
* RESEARCH & DOUMENTATION DEPARTMENT
* TRAINING SCHOOL
* LAGOS LIAISON OFFICE
* SOUTH WEST ZONAL OFFICE - AKURE, ONDO STATE
* SOUTH SOUTH ZONAL OFFICE - YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE
* SOUTH EAST ZONAL OFFICE - OWERRI, IMO STATE
* NORTH EAST ZONAL OFFICE - YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE
* NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL OFFICE - ILORIN, KWARA STATE
* NORTH WEST ZONAL OFFICE - KATSINA, KATSINA STATE
