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Nigeria's govt businesses go online
Government businesses, including its transactions, with the public, are to be digitalised through the e-form initiative to facilitate efficiency and effective service delivery in the public service.
Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, head of service of the federation, made this known in a circular issued to all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on Wednesday in Abuja.

The circular directed all MDAs to forward to the National eGovernment Strategies Ltd (NeGSt) all soft and hard copy samples of all categories of government forms.

Ahmed said the e-form initiative would be applicable to all government establishments and would place non-classified government forms in public domain.
“It will also make them accessible for on-line downloads, completion, submission and feedback. NeGSt has set up functional integration platform for the MDAs to deploy the Public Service Network, National Bureau of Statistics Network and the Integrated Fiscal and Economic Management Information System, as well as the eNaira for tracking all electronic payments by CBN and MDAs," it added.

Analysts believe that the introduction of the e-form will promote transparency in governance and facilitate transactions between the government and its various publics.

Commenting on the development, Dr Olu Agunloye, executive vice chairperson, NeGSt, said the initiative would fast-track the implementation of the eGovernment projects in the country.

Agunloye said the project, which had suffered several set backs due to the non-availability of reliable and accurate data, would be jump-started with the e-form initiative.

He said the eGovernment project would rid the public service of the bureaucratic bottleneck, eliminate corruption and lead to efficient service delivery.

Agunloye said the project was about quality service delivery at affordable rates for the benefit of Nigerians.

Source: African News Dimension


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