Records Management Division Objective To ensure that records management systems, standards and procedures are adhered by the public offices. Functions To provide professional assistance, advice and guidance on the establishment and management of records systems; To draw up general retention and disposal schedules; To agree with the heads of public offices on retention and disposal schedules relating to their specific records; To supervise the implementation of retention and disposal schedules in public offices; To provide professional assistance and adviceon the review retention and disposal schedules periodically; To ensure establishment of efficient and effective compliance with standards for the management of public records; To supervise the implementation of retention and disposal schedules for electronic records in public offices; To provide seminars and workshops to records staff and users in the public services; and To monitor and evaluate implementation of electronic records in MDAs and LGAs. To provide professional assistance, advice and guidance on the management of semi current records in the public service; To supervise the management of semi-current records at the National and transferring of semi current records from public offices to the National and Zonal Records Centres; To coordinate the assessment and evaluation of records in the public offices; To develop and monitor implementation of records systems for managing semi current records; Supervise inspection on the suitability of premises to be used for storing semi current records in the public offices. This Division will be led by a Director and will comprise two Sections as follows:- Registry Management Section; and Electronic Records Management Section.