The Governing Board of the Agency is the body responsible for providing the general policy guidelines for the day-to-day administration o the agency. The board comprises the following members:
- The Vice President of the Federation (Chairman)
- The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation
- The Federal Ministers of the Federation in charge of:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Works and Housing
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Health and Human Resources
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Power and Steel
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- MInistry of Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and
- Ministry of Police Affairs
- The Inspector General of Police
- The Chief Economic Adviser, National Planning Commission
- The Director-General, National Boundary Commission
- The Director-General, National Intelligence Agency
- The Permanent Secretary, States and Local Government Office
- The Surveyor-General of the Federation and
- The Representatives of the six geo-political zones of the country
- Captain Junaid Abdullahi – Executive Secretary (Board Secretary)