Sj. Mayaki

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Brief on the Accelerated Data Programme (ADP) in
Nigeria

• by
• Sj. Mayaki
• Director, Corporate Planning and Technical
  Cooperation
• National Bureau of Statistics
• NIGERIA

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Background

• Documentation, archiving and dissemination of
  data using Microdata Management Toolkit was
  introduced to Nigeria by a chance meeting of the
  Director-General of Nigerias NBS and Mr. Olivier
  Dupriez of the World Banks Development Data
  Group sometimes in 2005.

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Training in Ghana

• Early in 2006 the meeting between the Director
  General of Nigeria NBS with Mr. Olivier led to
  the invitation of participants from Nigeria to
  attend the training on Microdata Management
  Toolkit in Ghana sponsored by World Bank.
• The training was an introduction to the
  development of the application and it lasted for
  only two days.

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Pilot Application

• A Pilot Application was developed in NBS, shared
  with Mr. Olivier Dupriez and published on the
  web.
• Two large NBS surveys, the Nigerian Living
  Standard Survey (NLSS) and the Core Welfare
  Indicator Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ) were used
  for the pilot.
• The pilot was developed with an enhancement which
  includes mapping which was not only produced in
  CD but published on NBS website.

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Workshop by Mr. Geoffery Greenwell

• Recognizing NBS interest in adopting the
  Application, another workshop was held in July
  2007 in Nigeria to train more NBS staff so that
  results of more of its survey can be archived and
  published.
• More than 20 people were trained by Mr.
  Geofferys team (Geoffery, Robert Akol of Uganda
  and Fafunmi Elisha of Nigeria).
• At the training 3 other NBS surveys were worked
  on (GHS, APRM and MICS) which will soon be
  published on NBS website

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ADP Support

• With ADP support NBS was able to carry out an
  inventory of Micro level data available at the
  MDAs.
• The 15 MDAs selected for exercise are as follows
  
• Ministry of Education - Ministry of Heath
• Central Bank of Nigeria - Nigeria National
  Petroleum Corporation
• Ministry of Finance - Debt Management Office
• Ministry of Youth Sport - Ministry of Petroleum
• Ministry of Transport - National Population
  Commission,
• Ministry of Solid Minerals - Ministry of
  Information and Communication
• Ministry of Women Affairs - Ministry of
  Environment
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Form designed by ADP was used for the inventory

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Report of Inventory

• NBS Surveys
• Path 2004-2007
• NCS 1980,1985,1992,1996
• GHS 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006
• Agric Export Survey 2003,2005,2006
• CWIQ 2002, 2003,2004
• Fed Ministry of Health
• Growth Monitoring and Promotion Data - Family
  Planning Services Data
• National Programme on Immunization Laboratory
  Service
• In-Patient, Out Patient and In-Patient death -
  Family Commodity Utilization
• Ante natal Care and Pregnancy Outcomes -
  Pharmaceutical Service
• National Heath Management Information - IDSR
• National Population Commission
• National Demographic and Health Survey 1999,
  2003, 2004
• Federal Ministry of Education
• Basic and Secondary Education Statistics in
  Nigeria 2004,2005

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Challenges from MDAs

• Of the 15 Agencies selected only 4 reported to
  have conducted surveys or censuses (Ministries of
  Health, Education, Agric and National Population
  Commission)
• So far, only NBS and Population Commission have
  micro level data for archiving
• Observation shows that micro level data with
  metadata on survey and census are not managed,
  often scattered, lost or not documented by the
  MDAs.
• Generally evidence shown that the service of
  Consultants were used for the surveys and raw
  data were kept by the consultants with only
  report submitted to the MDAs.
• So, agencies do not have access or ownership to
  the micro and metadata on surveys and censuses

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The NBS Data Dissemination Policy

• NBS is committed to disseminating to the public
  all data in its domain.
• NBS also wants to make available to users the
  metadata relevant to all its data.
• NBS wants all its data to be widely
  disseminated, therefore has adopted the use of
  web technology to disseminate all its statistical
  products in addition to existing methods.
• For openness and transparency micro level data
  from surveys and censuses are as also documented,
  archived and disseminated on NBS website.
• NBS maintains a policy of distributing microdata
  over the net using the facility produced by the
  Toolkit to meet the increasing demand by
  researchers and students for household level data

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Policy and Attitude

• NBS is committed to encourage the use of
  micro-data and broaden access to the various
  survey and census data-sets by the data-user
  community.
• NBS aims to maximize the use of data while
  protecting the confidentiality of the
  respondents.
• Towards data dissemination on the web, NBS
  normally requests the users of its data to abide
  by the following rules
• Ask for permission from NBS before using our data
• Acknowledge NBS in any report produced as a
  result of using its data
• For now NBS do not charge any fees for any data
  published on its web.

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Data Anonymity

• Security and confidentiality of the respondent
  are preserved by using codes which are only open
  to NBS.
• Frames for data collection are not released to
  users
• Data are only released on household level and not
  at individual level.
• In future efforts will be made to further
  anonymized all data sent out.

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Some NBS data published on Web

• Time series
• Annual Abstract of Statistics
• Social Statistics of Nigeria
• Statistical fact Sheet
• Trade Statistics
• Price and Prices Indices etc,
• Survey
• Nigeria Living Standards Survey (NLSS)
• Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey
  (CWIQ)
• Other Surveys NBS is currently working on to be
  published
• General Household Survey (GHS) 2006.
• Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2007 and
• Mass Household Survey (APRM) 2006.
• Business Survey on crime and corruption awareness
  EFCC 2007

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Users of NBS data through Web

• Students at PhD and Masters levels within and
  outside Nigeria (Nigerian and Non-Nigerians) have
  requested for permission to use Nigerian Living
  Standard Survey (NLSS) and Core Welfare
  indicators Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ) for their
  projects.
• Also are Research Institutions at home and
  abroad.
• In the 2006 election, some politician in Nigeria
  asked for permission to use our micro data for
  their campaign in both the House of Assembly and
  Governorship elections.

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Students who asked for permission to use data
through Web
Outside Nigeria Outside Nigeria Within Nigeria
Nigerian Non-Nigerian
CWIQ 10 3 5
NLSS 12 6 7
Total 22 9 12
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Conclusion

• Because of the high demand for Micro level data
  from Universities, Research Institutions and
  Organised Private Institution as well as private
  individuals, it has become a challenge to NBS to
  collaborate with other MDAs on the issue of
  archiving survey and census results.
• NBS will take it as a challenge to work more with
  MDAs on archiving surveys and censuses so that
  agencies can own their data rather than the
  practice now when consultants produce reports for
  them but keep the data.

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Thank you !