The Federal Government has announced plans to develop a framework that will strengthen collaboration with key stakeholders in delivering humanitarian services across Nigeria.
The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Tanko Sununu, disclosed this during the 2026 Sectorial Retreat on the Performance Management System held in Niger State. He said the move would help boost humanitarian interventions and support ongoing efforts in poverty reduction across the country.
Dr. Sununu explained that the proposed transparency and accountability framework would help the ministry establish best practices and improve its image both locally and internationally. He noted that the retreat aimed to create a strong foundation for the newly approved National Council on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
“The Ministry will adopt the three pillars of the new performance culture, which include clarity of purpose,” he said. “I urge all participants to contribute meaningfully to the progress of this programme.”
He added that the ministry was transitioning from vague job descriptions to clearly defined key performance indicators. According to him, the new Performance Management System, PMS, would not be a one-year form-filling exercise but an ongoing process designed to track progress and improve efficiency.
“Our new Performance Management System is not an administrative burden; it is a strategic tool,” Dr. Sununu stated. “It is designed to create a direct line of sight between the Ministry’s high-level objectives—the 8-Point Agenda of the President—and our Ministry’s specific mandate and the daily tasks of every Director, Unit, and staff member.”
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Yakubu Kofar Mata, said the retreat was a platform to hold critical discussions, share ideas, and build capacity for a more robust system that could track progress and measure outcomes effectively.
Mr. Kofar Mata emphasized that the PMS would help align the Ministry’s work with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s goals, describing it as a standard for evaluating performance and setting benchmarks for the civil service.