Nigeria said it has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee on harmonisation of data collection and evaluation in a move to centralise data processing and publication in the country.
According to the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, the Committee would be chaired by the Statistician General of the Federation and Director-General of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Yemi Kale.
The inter-ministerial committee, Adeosun said would serve as the clearinghouse and focal authority for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government for data collection, authentication, and publication.
Among other responsibilities of the committee, is to ensure national standards for data collection, evaluation, and publication as well as regularly provide guidance to all MDAs and other stakeholders engage in data collection, analysis, and publication for policy formulation, implementation, and monitoring.
“The establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee has become imperative to develop the production of national statistics and avoid data production duplication,” the Minister stated.
The inter-ministerial committee is also expected to submit half-yearly reports to the Minister of Finance for necessary briefing of Mr. President.
Members of the Committee include: the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Idris Ahmed; Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Ms. Patience Oniha; Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Mr. Ben Akabueze, and representatives of the Federal Ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Labour and Productivity, Education, Communication Technology.
Other members of the Committee are: representatives of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Central Bank of Nigeria, Department of Petroleum Resources, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Customs Service, National Population Commission, Nigerian Police, and Nigerian Governors Forum.
Among other responsibilities of the committee, is to ensure national standards for data collection, evaluation, and publication as well as regularly provide guidance to all MDAs and other stakeholders engage in data collection, analysis, and publication for policy formulation, implementation, and monitoring.
“The establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee has become imperative to develop the production of national statistics and avoid data production duplication,” the Minister stated.
The inter-ministerial committee is also expected to submit half-yearly reports to the Minister of Finance for necessary briefing of Mr. President.
Members of the Committee include: the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Idris Ahmed; Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Ms. Patience Oniha; Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Mr. Ben Akabueze, and representatives of the Federal Ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Labour and Productivity, Education, Communication Technology.
Other members of the Committee are: representatives of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Central Bank of Nigeria, Department of Petroleum Resources, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Customs Service, National Population Commission, Nigerian Police, and Nigerian Governors Forum.
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