Four Reasons Nigeria Needs to Improve its Data Gathering System

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Four Reasons Nigeria Needs to Improve its Data Gathering System

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Nigeria has never had a reliable or workable data system if you go down memory lane. The importance of data can’t be overemphasised. There are innumerable and complex factors preventing the country from having one. Government bureaucracy, politics, corruption, sabotage, and obvious incompetence, have courted to stall the process of a good data system.
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This is why different government parastatals are always collecting data. The Independent National Electoral Commission, the Federal Road Safety Corporation, Passport office, and The National Identity management Commission (NIMC). It is NIMC that is supposed to coordinate this responsibility but like others, they are lagging. It has taken the NIMC more than 3 years to issue a National ID card.Even with the entry of technology, the government still struggles to gather details of every Nigerian and other essential data that are required for the government to make informed decisions. So, it is very key for the government to improve its data gathering which in turn will better our data system. Jumia Travel gathers 4 reasons the Nigerian government needs to improve its data gathering system.Plans will be coordinatedThe Nigerian budget is based on estimates. We don’t know the actual amount of crude the country produces daily. We don’t know the demography of Nigerians; those that are married, or single, job seekers, etc. If all this information is available, the government will be able to effectively plan and provide Nigerians with infrastructure that they need and not what the government thinks they need.Projects will have developmental impactWith data correctly gathered, the government will know what each Nigerian wants. The government will know where to site hospitals, schools and other developmental projects that will have the desired impact on the people.They will make Informed decisionsGood and workable data at the disposal of government will help them make informed decisions. But when it is incomplete or unavailable, decisions will be based on perception or fallacies and not facts.Better fund managementWith the paucity of funds coupled with the recession, the government is more likely to waste funds since they throw money at these projects without considering data on where to site them. This can be avoided with the right data sample and analysis. Corruption will also significantly reduce.

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