By Moses Patience Chat
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has emerged as top performer in business efficiency and transparency in Federal Government’s ranking of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for the year 2022.
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) Self-assessment Tool (SAT), during a presentation ceremony in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State noted that NCDMB is structured to achieve its vision, mission and strategic objectives, which have been effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders and well understood by staff.
According to the Executive Order 001 (EO1) Compliance Report released in Abuja by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), NCDMB achieved a score of 81.11% to beat 52 other MDAs captured in the evaluative ranking.
PEBEC also explained that an “MDA’s EOI overall performance is a combination of scores on the Efficiency and Transparency measures weighted at 70% and 30% of the overall score respectively. The top performing MDAs differentiate themselves by achieving a balanced performance on both the Efficiency and Transparency scale.”
Under Efficiency, an agency’s adherence to its service delivery timelines is important. 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.
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, a rating which translates as “Exceptional