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STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL STATISTICAL
SYSTEM
– AN INSIGHT
By Alain Gaugris, DECDGWORLD BANK
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Principle 1: Relevance, impartiality and equal accessUser-producer dialogue
Technical independence (capacity building, legal framework…)Dissemination policy and tools
Principle 2: Professional standards and ethics
Code of conductCapacity 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?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Principle 4: Prevention of misuse
CompendiumMetadataUser-Producer dialogue (Press conference…)
Principle 5: Sources of official statisticsLegal frameworkCoordination
Principle 6: ConfidentialityLegal frameworkDialogue with respondentsCode of conductCapacity building (methodology incl. anonymization…)
Federal level State level
Statistics Act Statistics Edict19 states only:
AbiaAnambraCross RiverDeltaEkitiEnuguGombeImoKano
KogiKwaraLagosNigerOgunOndoOyoRiversSokotoZamfara
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Principle 7: Legislation
NBS
NPopC CBN DPRS
SBS
NPopC NBS DPRS
Federal levelState level
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Principle 8: National coordination
Federal level State level
NBS SBS14 states only:
AbiaAnambraCross RiverEkitiEnuguGombeKwara
LagosNigerOndoOyoPlateauSokotoZamfara
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
Principle 8: National coordination
HOW TO APPROACH STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA IN THIS CONTEXT?
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria
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$63m
This is 2,7% of total commitment worldwideBelow or above average?0.9%
TOOLS FREELY AVAILABLE BY GSSDQAG / NQAFGDDSDNSS
VSS
Handbook of Statistical Organization
National Consultative Committee on Statistics, 4-5 December 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria