The World Bank has recommended that Nigeria invest between $10 million and $15 million annually to upgrade its national statistical system and bring it in line with countries like Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and Colombia.
According to a statement by Mrs. J. I. Osagie Jacobs, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, this was disclosed by Mr. Johan Mistiaen, the World Bank Practice Manager for West and Central Africa, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday.
Mistiaen, who was accompanied by World Bank Country Director Ndiame Diop, made a presentation titled “Next-Level Statistics to Support Nigeria’s Reform and Growth Agenda.”
Read more at Nairametrics
According to a statement by Mrs. J. I. Osagie Jacobs, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, this was disclosed by Mr. Johan Mistiaen, the World Bank Practice Manager for West and Central Africa, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday.
Mistiaen, who was accompanied by World Bank Country Director Ndiame Diop, made a presentation titled “Next-Level Statistics to Support Nigeria’s Reform and Growth Agenda.”
Read more at Nairametrics