As shared by journalist, Temisan Okomi:

Fascinating conversation with an NGO person I know. I won't mention the name or the area of concern but here's what I found out:

Let's assume there's an NGO working to eradicate HIV in Nigeria. I use "HIV" because it's one disease that needs blood sampling. Funding from the U.S.

The NGO sends people out there, to communities, to find cases. "Boots on the streets" go 'round communities, collecting blood samples. For every blood sample collected, you get paid a small amount. For every positive case gotten; bigger money. Treatment? Even more money.

I'm sure you can already guess where this is going.

So.

The "smart" chaps go out, test 10 people. One of those sampled comes back positive. What do they do? They spread that ONE positive into three other places. They now have "four" positive cases. More money. Everybody chops.

Corruption isn't even my fascination here. My interest?

Data.

What then happens is; the official tally of HIV cases is off by three. If you do the math, it means for every 1000 cases of HIV reported in that area, the REAL number is 250.

Faulty data on a massive scale.

Makes me wonder:

Just how much faulty data do we have in Nigeria? On a massive scale too?

One major reason why these numbers people throw around "offends" me.

"Malaria kills 55 Nigerians in a minute!"

It could be correct but forgive me if I don't believe you.

Cheers.

https://twitter.com/temiokomi/status/1563078328885870593?t=LO0_uKjq9wtAwMfLI-WYnw&s=08

Wetin concern black man concern data collection, even our population gan na estimate.

True, heard something about that along that line some years ago.

At the end, flawed data=flawed policies.

lol.
this dude they talk from experience!!
data collection in Nigeria is flawed with corruption

Na today you know this one? I know an NGO that has accounts for laundering funds, and the FBI will keep mute.

Corruption is everywhere!

90% of NGOs and motherless babies home in Nigeria was set up for personal interest/gain.

Most of them uses this organisations to receive stolen funds or covert items or goods donated at freewill into cash.

They is why when ever i visit, i don't give cash and make sure that the food items i bring have dent, so they can't resell it.

All data is supposed to be sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics not from any mushroom NGO.

This is really a bad development.
FTC for the first time since I joined nairaland.

I am not FTC oh. I don't know how all this guys over took me.

Corruption present in every aspect of our society.

How can we fault government for being a bigger corruption-enabling entity??

God help us in this country.

Very true.Nigerians like exaggerating things.

Hadley Chase available

This is peculiar to all countries. Sensationalism.

Even Nigeria population estimated at 200 million seems very fabricated.

Very Poor data culture and management " na how to fight for open grazing nonsense we dey debate".

Well, I forsee data analysis as one of the new booming industry in the future of nja

Ddd

Chai

Naija is a border for all.

What is not possible globally is wittingly happening here live!

I have never for once believed in any form of Nigerian data. It is always riddled with false claims.

Even the internet data in Nigeria is a scam.
How can one Month data finish in 3 days... No be juju be that ?

This guy just bursted hustle that some men used to train their children up to university...

I have friends who each have a registered NGO to their name all cashing out.. :
Anyways this hustle started in Abuja then spread to other states back in the day .

Let me state this clearly .. all data in Nigeria is false... That's how the other day someone was telling me that my Edo state has the highest number of hiv positive people!!! I just dey laugh..
All data in Nigeria is false, from census to IGR, to states revenue....they just sit in a room and make up figures... The good thing is no lie lasts forever... One day the truth go burst as e don happen here so..

Wetin dey real for this country before even the aspirants dey dole out fake statistics and false promises....


During Covid dem run am like that nobody wey Malaria or any other diseases come dey kill pass Covid....

That last line concerning malaria most times make me wonder.

If malaria kills every minute like they always project. How many we go con remain now.

nlfpmod:
As shared by journalist, Temisan Okomi:



https://twitter.com/temiokomi/status/1563078328885870593?t=LO0_uKjq9wtAwMfLI-WYnw&s=08

You can oppose them with your research rather than play down every sensitive scientific research, these are the ones who will say there is nothing like covid with little or no science background, "malaria kills 55 persons

in a minute" is the malaria research your own research also？

This whole drama is something else.

That's why I don't believe when they say akwaibom has the highest number of HIV cases...

Look around, some states are worst

nlfpmod:
As shared by journalist, Temisan Okomi:



https://twitter.com/temiokomi/status/1563078328885870593?t=LO0_uKjq9wtAwMfLI-WYnw&s=08

It happens in many sectors... Most of the data brandished in Nigeria are not objective

[Edit]

Double post

I thought I was the only one 'offended' by these numbers thrown around

In this world where disinformation and misinformation is rife, one needs to be super alert.

Before someone wrecks your life with an experiment they are not following.