The Internal Audit is one the most vital and strategic unit under the office of the rector. As part of internal control measures, each Accounting Officer of an Institution/Arm of Government is to ensure that an internal audit unit is established to provide a complete and continuous audit of the accounts and records of revenue, expenditure, plant, allocated stores and unallocated stores where applicable.

The existence of an Internal Audit unit should not divest any officer of the Institution/Agency of the individual responsibilities placed upon them; neither will it obviate the necessity for not departmental checks.

With reference to the provisions of the Financial Regulations, internal auditors are hereby mandated to ensure that the Internal Audit unit functions effectively.

Internal Audit is an independent appraisal activity, established within a ministry, department or agency, as a service to the organization. The functions of Internal Audit include examining, evaluating and making recommendations to improve the adequacy and reliability of the entity’s internal control systems. The objective of internal auditing is to assist senior management in the effective discharge of their responsibilities by furnishing them with analyses, appraisals, recommendations and expressing an opinion on the activities reviewed.

Internal audit is an essential part of internal financial control. The key role of internal audit is to check and certify that all payment vouchers have been completed in line with the relevant regulations and in particular the Financial Regulations (2009). Any payment that has not been certified by Internal Audit will be irregular and the approving officer (Permanent Secretary, etc.) may be personally liable to repay this amount. Internal auditors should also review other aspects of internal control, for example, recommendations, cash counts and asset registers and make recommendations for improvement where necessary.

Head of Unit: Chief Tony Tonbra Yerikema

The Public Relations Unit is a section in the Office of the Rector, and is saddled with the responsibility of image-making and laundering. It liaises with other units, departments, faculties and directorates within the Institute, as well as with staff, students, Unions, groups, other stakeholders and host communities.

The Unit also networks with the media (print, electronic and social media) to put out necessary information on activities of the Institute.

Other functions of the Unit include: mc, events planning, web management, reportage, photography, video, community liaison, memo handling and errands, as well as other forms of information management.

 Coordinator: Ebiegberi, Arthur Kizito

Legal Services Unit’s role is to ensure that the Institute’s Management, Staff and Students respect, observe and obey all laws, rules and regulations. These include Federal, State, Municipal and the International Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Yenagoa laws, byelaws, rules and regulations.

It is the Legal Services Unit’s responsibility to avoid, or prevent disputes, conflicts, litigations and or, to resolve same when they occur, while always focused on the Institute’s best interest.

Legal Services Unit is inundated with ensuring due process and the Rule of Law as the bedrock, predicate and foundation of every Institute activity, relationship in words and actions.

Best practices require complete obeisance to the Rules of law respect for due process. Good rules, regulations and law, particularly, the obeisance as such, make great institutions and even nations. Legal services Unit’s approach is informed by the global worldview of Best-Business practices and to this effect that, every activity has legal regulatory and administrative rule implications and consequences.

A holistic and big-picture rule-of-thumb approach are informs our methods. A good Legal Services Unit under the supervision of a good the Rector should scrutinize agreements, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)and all relationships between the Institute and all other entities, with a view to avoiding and preventing disputes, conflicts, liabilities, losses and litigations.

Other functions of the Unit include:

1. Litigation services (representing the institution).
2. Interfacing between the Institute and individuals or co-operate bodies, etc.
3. Interpretation of the law within the Institute for staff, students and Institute committees such as students disciplinary committees.
4. Advising the Institute on cooperate best practices, rules and regulations involving every activity on the Institute business.

Head: Barr.