The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) have maintained lead in the efficiency and transparency compliance ranking scale released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).
In a report released on Monday, both agencies and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) emerged as the overall top-performing agencies among all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government in Nigeria, which are ranked on the basis of transparency and efficiency compliance, assessing their ability to provide, cost-effective, timely and customer-friendly services.
NCDMB and SON were ranked first and second respectively in terms of efficiency and transparency, making it the second straight year SON has clinched this award.
Analysis of the PEBEC Business Facilitation Performance Results, which covered January – December 2023, showed that NCDMB scored 70.07 percent, SON scored 69.5 percent, CAC had 65.12 percent, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), 65.04 percent, and Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM, 63.51 percent.
According to PEBEC, the high-performing MDAs demonstrated commendable performance in both efficiency and transparency through diligent adherence to their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) during the year under review.
In acknowledging this recognition by PEBEC, the Director General/Chief Executive, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, credits this accomplishment to the hardworking and diligent staff of the SON, noting that the recognition is a testimony of SON’s unwavering commitment to business and trade facilitation in the country in line with the Federal Government’s resolve to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

Nkpemenyie Mcdominic,
Lagos

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The Commissioner of Finance, Lagos State, Abayomi Oluyomi, has described Small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) as a critical engine for sustainable development in any economy.
He said this recently at the 10th anniversary of the Alert Group Microfinance Bank and the opening of their new head office in Lagos.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, SMEs accounted for about 50 per cent of Nigeria’s gross.
He commended the positive impact of the Alert MFB as it empowers SMEs in the State.
“Alert MFB in the past 10 years has been at the forefront of empowering SMEs in Lagos State, disbursing over N30bn in loans to over 30,000 individuals having small to medium businesses over that period, which is quite remarkable”, he said.
Speaking, the Group Managing Director of Alert Group, Dr Kazeem Olanrewaju, revealed that the financial institution commenced business in 2013 as a microfinance bank.
“We started this journey in 2013 and it has been expanding. Today, they have about 10 branches across Lagos. They have supported well over 30,000 clients and have disbursed over N30bn.
“The company has been profitable since the second year. Looking at the market and the available opportunity, the Alert MFB board decided to come together to establish a Microfinance Institute (MFI), which is the Auto Bucks Lenders”, Dr. Olanrewaju said.
The GMD further stated that the company was focused more on supporting businesses and small and medium enterprises.
“The loan to support business represents over 98 per cent. The consumer loans you will see are the ones given to entrepreneurs. So, the area of focus of Alert MFB and Auto Bucks Lenders is to support businesses across the country.
“With the establishment of Auto Bucks Lenders, we have the opportunity to also do business outside Lagos. So, presently, we have offices in Ogun State and Oyo State. We intend to go to every part of Nigeria to support what we are doing”, he declared.