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

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

3. SECTION I C C
Background C C 3

4. 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

5. 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

6. SECTION II C C
Why Reform? C C 6

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. SECTION III C C
The SSMP C C 10

11. 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
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.
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12. 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.
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13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. SECTION IV C C
Mandate and Structure C C 16

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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)

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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
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33. T H A N K Y O U