SBS: Mandate, Structure and Regulatory Framework By Corporate Planning and Technical Coordination Department National Bureau of Statistics S.B. Harry

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION Background Why Reform? The State Statistical Master Plan Mandate and Structure Challenges The Way Forward Conclusion

SECTION I C C Background C C 3

Mandate Structure Regulatory Framework BACKGROUND The essence of this presentation is to enable us have a clear understanding of the : Mandate Structure Regulatory Framework AS proposed Standard of SBS

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) State Bureaus of Statistics (SBS) BACKGROUND… Major Stakeholders in Data Production and Management Major Data Producers National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) State Bureaus of Statistics (SBS) National Population Commission (NPopC) Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) All Federal & State MDAs Statistical Units in all LGAs

SECTION II C C Why Reform? C C 6

Why Reform? To strengthen and reposition agencies responsible for statistical production Ensure effectiveness and efficiency in data production through the use of modern ICT Infrastructure Serves as a means of improving the quality and quantum of statistical products Timely release of statistical Reports Establishes a single Repository of data within a system Sustained coordination and collaboration in statistical production Application of internationally acceptable standards and methodologies Efficient and optimal utilization of scarce human and financial resources

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Why Reform?… Involves ALL Arms of the system The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) State Bureaus of Statistics (SBS) MDAs at Federal Level MDAs at State level

Why Reform?… NSDS SSMP SSAs/SBS State MDAs LG Statistical Units NSDS: A follow-up Strategy to the Nigerian Statistical Master Plan (SMP) NSDS: A Strategy for a holistic reform of the NSS in Nigeria for a period of 5 years Marrakech declaration for an Action plan for Statistics by African Heads of Governments in February, 2004. NSDS SSMP SSAs/SBS State MDAs LG Statistical Units Sector Strategy Federal MDAs To ensure the existence of a unified statistical system

SECTION III C C The SSMP C C 10

The SSMP About SSMP Why the SSMP? To serve as a replicate of the NSDS at the sub-national level. Design of both Documents is an outcome of the Marrakech declaration for an Action plan for Statistics by African Heads of Governments in February, 2004. So far, the first Phase of the Strategy was implemented from 2010-2014 Purpose of the SSMP Mechanisms for a holistic reform of the State Statistical System which will ensure a sustainable development of statistics in Nigeria. Development of an integrated, harmonized, coordinated and coherent SSS Reduce to a bearable level disparity in statistical information among data producing agencies. 11/12/2018

The SSMP… Focus of SSMP Coverage The entire statistical system in the State comprising State MDAs, and Local Government Statistical Units Universities and Research Institutes Organised Private Sectors Focus of SSMP The central focus of SSMP is to ensure the existence of a statistical system in the State that will be capable of effectively meeting local, state, national and international data needs on a timely and sustainable basis. 11/12/2018

The SSMP… Statistics Strategy At the Federal level At the State level 27 States with SSMP in place Abia Adamawa Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Edo Ekiti Gombe Imo Kaduna Kano Kebbi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Zamfara NSDS MDAs Sector Strategy

The SSMP… Legal Framework At the Federal level At the State level Statistics Act Statistics Edict 23 states have edict in place: (3 states passed but yet to be accented to) Abia Adamawa Anambra Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Kaduna Kano Kwara Niger Ogun Ondo Oyo Rivers Sokoto Zamfara

The SSMP… Establishment of Bureaus of Statistics At the State level At the Federal level NBS SBS 21 states only: Abia Anambra Cross River Delta Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Kaduna Kano Kwara Lagos (No Edict yet) Niger Ogun Ondo Oyo Plateau (No Edict yet) Rivers Sokoto Zamfara Seminar on Bayelsa State Statistical System, 16 April 2013, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria

SECTION IV C C Mandate and Structure C C 16

SBS Mandate “to become one of the foremost and modern knowledge-based State Central Statistics Offices in Nigeria and indeed in Africa”

SBS Mandate SBS Mandate SBS Mandate as prescribed by the Edict Co-ordinate the State Statistical System Advise the State and Local Governments on matters related to statistical development Raise Public Awareness about the importance and role of statistics Collect, compile, analyze, interpret, publish and disseminate statistical information in collaboration with other agencies Develop and maintain a comprehensive State Socio-Economic Database Provide a focal point of contact with both local and international agencies on statistical matters SBS Mandate SBS Mandate as prescribed by the Edict

Proposed Structure of SBS Units Legal SERVICOM AUDIT Pub. Relations Anti-Corruption SG C&S Dept. Agric. Survey & Censuses Div. HSD Estab. Div. Soc.& Econ. Stat. Dept. Soc. Stat. Div. Econ. Stat. Div. Demography Div. Stat. Stand. & Coord. Dept. Tech. Coord. Div Corporate Planning Div. Research & Stand. Div. Data Processing & System Devt. Div. Field Serv. & Method. Dept. Methodology Div. Field Serv. Div. Zonal Offices Local Govt. Stat. Units Fin. & Admin. Dept. Finance Div. Administration Div. Governing Board

Statistical Standards and Coordination (SS&C) Activities coordinates the activities of all other departments from the planning to the execution of routine and ad-hoc Statistical activities. works with the Finance & Admin Department in personnel matters relating to matching of skills and responsibilities of staff, manning levels in the Headquarters, Local Govt. Statistical Units in the choice, recruitment and posting of staff the choice, recruitment and monitoring of consultants and vendors. also coordinates donor supports through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU) coordinates and manages special projects initiated from other institutions in the State (private organizations or public agencies) fully involved in the coordination of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) through State Consultative Committee on Statistics (SCCS). Coordinates collaboration between SBS and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Statistical Standards and Coordination (SS&C) Activities… The conventional approach is through advocacy, collaboration in special surveys and censuses use of Statistical Year Book Template occasional meetings and workshops. Programme Planning Annual Short-Term (3 years) Long-Term (5 years) 10 – Year census plan

Statistical Standards and Coordination (SS&C) Activities… data processing , software engineering, database and system administration application development for managing micro data as well as macro data, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) applications for data capturing, management and analysis. The department will also manage the State Data Centre (SDC) established to archive and manage time series data based on the compendium as well as non-statistical information. All micro data from past and present surveys and censuses will be archived and managed by the Div. The Division will be organized to transfer technology to MDAs within the State Statistical System Hardware Management Network Management

Social & Economic Statistics Department (SESD) To manage data relevant to economic management at the macro level and the markets. The data to be managed will cover data items in the areas of monetary policy activities in the Central Bank, foreign exchange management of the State Ministry of Finance (SMF), Board of Internal Revenue Service, etc Fiscal policy activities like taxes (corporate, excise duties, tariffs etc), Balance of Payment (BOP), Government Revenue and Expenditures, State Gross Domestic Product (SGDP), Inflation, amongst other data items Prices Statistics Trade Statistics other areas of the activities of DSSD will cover the assemblage and management of social statistics.

Social & Economic Statistics Department… Produces data from the system of administrative statistics including public and private organisations in the country, particularly, the official records from all MDAs at the State and Local Government Levels In line with global statistical demands, the department must also have a gender and MDG desk to mainstream gender and poverty issues into the statistical development programme of the country. Data from the judiciary and legislative arm of Government An environmental statistical desk will be domicile in the department, but work closely with SESD now that environment statistics will feature in the estimation of National Accounts.

Establishments Surveys Multiple Indicator Clusters Survey (MCIS), Censuses and Surveys Dept. responsible for conducting censuses and surveys to obtain household and firm-level data from agriculture and non-agricultural enterprises in the State Key actives in the department will include mounting of the following Surveys and Censuses in collaboration with NBS Household Surveys Establishments Surveys Multiple Indicator Clusters Survey (MCIS), Living Standards Survey (NLSC). Labour force Survey (LFS), Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaires (CWIQ), Agricultural Sample Surveys (ASS), Agricultural Sample Census (ASC) and other ad hoc surveys.

Field Services and Methodology Dept. The work of C & S Dept is usually supported by the activities of the Field Service and Methodology department (FSMD) The department oversees and coordinates the field operations in all phases of data collection Listing of HUs/HHs in the LGA frame of 30 EAs per LGA Design appropriate sampling methods and techniques for respective surveys/censuses and estimation of weights and sampling errors Conduct training exercise for field staff before surveys/census exercise Identification of problem and inaccessible EAs Demarcation of large EAs Updating of frames of Business establishment Sample Selection

Finance & Admin. Dept. Apart from the four departments discussed so far, the fifth is the Finance and Administrative Department which handles all personnel matters and financial records including; Personnel matters payroll, budget, (capital & recurrent) disbursement of funds, revenues, salaries. etc

SBS Units. Legal: Legal Services Court Appearance Contract Preparation Public Relations: Dissemination Publicity Interaction with Agencies both local international Modeling Statistical Information Modeling Statistics for output Protocol Printing Legal: Legal Services Court Appearance Contract Preparation Statistical Act Audit Unit: Financial Control SERVICOM Developing a strategy for delivering service/electronically identifying & prioritizing service failures. Monitoring/Evaluation of SBS Service Delivery Activities. d) Review and update of integrated and local charter Networking/seminars on service improvement workshop Anti-Corruption: Campaign against corrupt practices in the operations of the Office

Inadequate Funding Inadequate competent staff Challenges Apathy towards statistics Poor Executive Commitment Slow Pace in the Design and Implementation of SSMP Challenges The major challenges facing Statistical development in the States include

Need for an Edict where it does not exist Going Forward Need for an Edict where it does not exist Effective Implementation of the SSMP Intensive Advocacy on the importance of statistics

Improved funding by both Governments and Development Partners Going Forward… Improved funding by both Governments and Development Partners Urgent need for deliberate training and re-training of all Statistical staff within the SSS Need to build synergy in statistical production among relevant Agencies within the Sector

Conclusion SSMP as an adequate platform for a holistic reform of statistics at the State level SSMP implementation has recorded remarkable achievements in some States SSMP serves as a Panacea for improving the quantum and Quality of statistics for sustainable development Production of statistics requires the support of Government and Development Partners to achieve the desired results All relevant Stakeholders are invited to support the reform of statistics in Nigeria 11/12/2018

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