The Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) has called on the Federal Government to involve the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) in the monitoring of crude oil export and refined petroleum products importation with a view to ensuring reliable statistical data on the nation’s merchandise trade,
The Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA) has called on the Federal Government to involve the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) in the monitoring of crude oil export and refined petroleum products importation with a view to ensuring reliable statistical data on the nation’s merchandise trade,
At the end of 39th Annual Conference of the Association in Oshogbo, Osun State, the National President of the association, Dr Mohammed Tumala, said these policy measures were required to get accurate data on Nigeria’s merchandise trade trends on a broader scale and by implication, support statistics-based planning for development.
He said there is also need for urgent review of the existing policies guiding the economic activities in the Export Processing Zones, EPZs, such that the export-import trade business in the zones could be accessible to agencies involved in data collation and production for national planning and development.
While expressing the readiness of the association to partner with the various agencies including the EFCC, ICPC, DSS and the NIMC, Tumala disclosed that the NSA was prepared to help state governments establish their Bureaux of Statistics to support their drive towards effective policy implementation.
In his opening speech at the conference, Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, appealed to the association to rise to the challenge of helping the country develop a credible statistical database on key areas of education, health and the economy, among others, with a view to supporting the tiers of government in basing their developmental agenda on statistics-based planning.
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