The PR&S department under the management o f Mrs Esther Eghobamien is concerned with the conducting of research on "women issues" as well as the collection , compilation and organization o f data on women .

Mrs Esther Eghobamien "Head of The Planning Research and statistics department".

It has several research proposals on ground, but these are yet to take off as the centre has only just recently begun to develop the technical facilities to carry out its desired research , It is presently trying to compile a list of the 100 women activists in the Nation. The desires of the department include, the monitoring of activities of women. In actuality, the UNDP set up the standard framework foe gender research. The department aims at providing certain information like; Which women are where?, Where capable women are?. In fact, it has been discovered that at the federal level i.e, (level 15 and above ) there are at least 450 women.

Thus, there exists a cooperation between NCWD and UNDP;

• to build up the center as a databank on gender issues
• to highlight works of women
• to develop the hall of fame into a museum
• to develop tourism attraction prospects as international and national exposure is improved
• to engage in broad research in collaboration with agencies.

Aim and Goals:

The actual aims and goals of the department is to conduct research into issues of Women in Development in Nigeria and Africa to facilitate the formulation of appropriate policies, training and mobilization programmes.

• To undertake consultancy services in relevant areas, i.e. undertaking research contracts, offering services and technical assistance for data collection, management processing and statistical analysis.
• To generate research proposals and seek funding for such proposals from national and international agencies.
• To do specific researches into how various policies and policy reforms affect Women in Development.
• In collaboration with the taining  department to  conduct relevant training programmes on the basis of information generated from research activities.
• To maintain a network of consultants and researches across the nation.
• Publishing of journals, monographs, books etc. on issues of Women in Development.
• Some of the research issues of central concern to the centre are as follows:

• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Education
• Gender Studies  and Culture
• Female and child care studies
• Empowerment and Labour/Politics and Administration
• Health/Environment
• Law/Arts, Vocational Studies and Craft

The department has recently   introduced a new  facility called the Cresh