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The Nigerian
Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has continued its streak
of excellence in the delivery of its mandate as
it has retained its position as
the best Federal Agency in
transparency and efficiency in business.
In the 2023
Half Year Executive Order 001 Compliance Ranking, which covered from January to
June 2023, NCDMB scored 83.06% to clinch the top
position in the Federal Government’s ranking of
ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), the second straight year
it was clinching the award. The report was released on Monday, and it
builds on the Board’s sterling performance in 2022 during which period it had
equally emerged the top performer in the whole
year.
The
Executive Order 001 (EO1) Compliance Report is compiled by the
Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is determined
by a combination of the weighted scores for efficiency and transparency
directives.
Issued on 18
May, 2017 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, the EO1 on the
Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the business environment seeks to
facilitate entrenchment of policies and practices that would foster an
environment conducive to business, particularly start-ups, by eliminating
bottlenecks.
PEBEC
explained that an “MDA’s EOI overall performance is a combination of
scores on the Efficiency and Transparency measures weighted at 70 per cent and
30 per cent of the overall score respectively.” It added that “the
top performing MDAs differentiate themselves by achieving a balanced
performance on both the Efficiency and Transparency scales….”
Under
Efficiency, the agency’s adherence to its service delivery timelines is key.
For Transparency, the chief consideration is existence and functionality of
websites, as well as availability of detailed information on timelines, costs,
statutory requirements and customer service contact channels. In combination,
these would eliminate abuses in the system, including rent-seeking activities.
This latest
award follows NCDMB’s emergence as “a Level 5 Platinum
Level organization” in a summary report of the Bureau of Public
Service Reforms (BPSR) Self-assessment Tool (SAT) released in
January 2023, a rating which translates as “Exceptional Performance
with a performance level of 90.5%.”
This accomplishment underscores NCDMB’s unwavering dedication to creating an environment conducive to local and international businesses as well as putting in place initiatives aimed at streamlining processes, reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks, and ensuring that businesses in Nigeria can operate freely.