The National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), which delivers social investment programmes aimed at reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and strengthening social protection across Nigeria, has taken a step to improve how the digital systems supporting these programmes are managed.
The agency on Thursday inaugurated an ICT Policy Framework Committee to strengthen its digital governance architecture and guide its ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
The inauguration, held at the ministry conference hall, brought together representatives from NSIPA’s departments and units. The committee is expected to develop a coherent policy framework to guide the agency’s ICT operations and cybersecurity efforts, while ensuring alignment with applicable laws, standards and best practices.
NSIPA said the initiative is intended to support secure, innovative and responsible digital service delivery, as digital platforms play a central role in administering social intervention programmes nationwide.
Assistant Director (ICT), Mr Emmanuei Nyihemba, welcomed members of the committee and described it as a strategic institutional investment, noting that its work would help produce high-quality policies to guide ICT operations and transformation programmes within the agency.
He said the committee would deliberate on critical areas of digital governance to strengthen internal systems that support programme delivery.
Deputy Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Dr Binta Ibrahim, who formally inaugurated the committee, outlined its mandate to include developing ICT and cybersecurity policies and standards, guiding policy implementation and governance processes, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations and best practices.
She added that the committee would also support NSIPA’s digital transformation objectives and efforts to ensure secure service delivery.
The agency said a detailed terms of reference and workplan would be developed by the committee and communicated to staff and stakeholders in due course, as NSIPA continues to improve the systems that underpin its social investment programmes.
