STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL

STATISTICAL SYSTEM

– AN INSIGHT

By Alain Gaugris, DECDG

WORLD BANK

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WHY?

3 QUESTIONS

WHAT ?HOW?

WHY DO WE ALL NEED AND WANT TO STRENGTHEN THE NSS?

Vision 20:2020

Transformation agenda 2011-2015

Achieve

Implement

Good statistical informationNecessitates

The NSS, as it stands, lacks the capacity to meet the challenge, and is not in a position to effectively inform evidence-based policies

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WHY DO WE ALL NEED AND WANT TO STRENGTHEN THE NSS?

58

2013 Statistical Capacity Overall Score

Nigeria

52Kenya 67Ethiopia

77South Africa 72Tanzania

48Ghana 63Madagascar

57Cameroon 57Cote

d’Ivoire

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WHAT IS THE GLOBAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM?

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The various organizations that are providers of statistics at both the global, regional and national levels

The various mechanisms for binding the contributing organizations

a) UNSC (apex organization of the global statistical system);

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b) Committee for the Co-ordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) which has been meeting two or three times per year;

c) International statistical standards; and

d) the principles governing international statistical activities.

WHAT IS THE GLOBAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM?

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UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Provide an excellent point of reference for how NSS/NSO should operate

Adopted by UNSC in 1994 and reaffirmed in 2013

Principle 1: Relevance, impartiality and equal accessPrinciple 2: Professional standards and ethics

Principle 3: Accountability and transparency

Principle 4: Prevention of misuse

WHAT IS THE GLOBAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM?

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UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Principle 5: Sources of official statistics

Principle 6: Confidentiality

Principle 7: Legislation

Principle 8: National coordination

Principle 9: Use of international standardsPrinciple 10: International cooperation

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UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Provide an excellent point of reference for how NSS/NSO should operate

Adopted in 1994

Source: 2012 Report of application of UN Principles

WHAT IS THE GLOBAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM?

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We all know it is not possible to provide high quality, relevant global measurements without strong NSS.

For this reason, and in line with Principle 10, the global statistical system has a responsibility to develop national statistical systems especially those from developing countries.

How?

HOW TO APPROACH STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THIS CONTEXT?

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Principle 1: Relevance, impartiality and equal access

User-producer dialogue

Technical independence (capacity building, legal framework…)Dissemination policy and tools

Principle 2: Professional standards and ethics

Code of conduct

Capacity building (training…)

Principle 3: Accountability and transparency

Strategy and action plan (NSDS, SSMP, CSIP)

Release calendar

HOW TO APPROACH STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THIS CONTEXT?

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Principle 4: Prevention of misuse

CompendiumMetadataUser-Producer dialogue (Press conference…)

Principle 5: Sources of official statistics

Legal frameworkCoordination

Principle 6: Confidentiality

Legal framework

Dialogue with respondents

Code of conductCapacity building (methodology incl. anonymization…)

Federal level State level

Statistics Act Statistics Edict

19 states only:

AbiaAnambraCross RiverDeltaEkitiEnuguGombeImoKano

KogiKwaraLagosNigerOgunOndoOyoRiversSokotoZamfara

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Principle 7: Legislation

NBS

NPopC CBN DPRS

SBS

NPopC NBS DPRS

Federal level

State level

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Principle 8: National coordination

Federal level State level

NBS SBS

14 states only:

AbiaAnambraCross RiverEkitiEnuguGombeKwara

LagosNigerOndoOyoPlateauSokotoZamfara

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Principle 8: National coordination

HOW TO APPROACH STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THIS CONTEXT?

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Principle 9: Use of international standards

This will be the focus of the next assistance

Principle 10: International cooperation

Nigeria Development Partners’ Statistics, M&E Group - 2011AfDB, CIDA, DfID, ECOWAS, EU, FAO, ILO, IMF, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, USAID, WHO, WB

Estimated donors commitments to Nigeria for

statistical development in 2010-2012 is US$63mThis is 2,7% of total commitment worldwideBelow or above average?0.9%

TOOLS FREELY AVAILABLE BY GSS

DQAG / NQAF

GDDS

DNSS

VSS

Handbook of Statistical Organization

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