Latest ranking by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, on the compliance with the Executive Order on Transparency and Efficiency in the Nigerian Business Environment, shows that the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is first most compliant organisations in the country.
The agency is closely followed by Standard organization of Nigeria (SON).
Others that made up five top performers are: Federal Competition, Consumer Protection Council, FCCPC; Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM; and Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC.
The Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business/PEBEC Secretary, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, made this known during a press briefing, as part of activities for the release of the 2022 Executive Order 001 (EO1) Compliance Report, held in Abuja.
Oduwole, while giving a breakdown of the results which covered from January 2022 to December 2022, said NCDMB came first with an overall score of 81.11%, while SON came second with 78.68% and FCCPC 69.13% as third in the ranking.
Others are the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM, 64.59%, 4th position, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) 63.68%, 5th, Oil & Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) 61.88%, 6th, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) 60.09%, 7th, and Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) 59.42%, 8th position, while others trailed.
According to Oduwole, the release of 2022 Executive Order 001 (EO1) Compliance Report, in line with PEBEC’s promise to continuously track and keep the business community updated on the compliance with the Executive Order on Transparency and Efficiency in the Nigerian Business Environment.
“On May 18, 2017, Executive Order 001 (EO1) on Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment was issued as the Administration’s first Executive Order to strengthen the implementation of business climate reforms and to deepen collaboration among ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) by instituting a systemic change management process for reforms.
“EO1 mandates MDAs to submit monthly reports to the PEBEC Secretariat, the offices of the Head of Service (HOS) of the Federation, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and SERVICOM.
