NLTF Emerges Best Performing FG Agency in 2022 

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has declared the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) as the best performing federal government agency in 2022.

The Director-General of the Bureau, Mr Arabi Ibrahim Dasuki made this known during the presentation of the report and Award of its 2022 Self Assessment Tool (SAT) to the management of the NLTF in Abuja.

He noted that during the 2022 self and validation assessment exercise of various federal government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the NLTF was found to be the best and overall agency in essential areas of responsibility and quality of work.

“Upon the Federal Government directives, the Bureau of Public Service Reforms in 2022 deployed its self assessment tool (SAT) on National Lottery Trust Fund and various government agencies. The overall objective was to identify NLTF’s strengths and weaknesses; as first step towards ensuring the agency is fit for purpose and optimal performance. 

“At the end of 2022 self and validation assessments and in-depth analysis of National Lottery Trust Fund operations, processes and systems. NLTF performance is 75.24 per cent and therefore emerged a Gold Level organisation that exceeds expectation,” Dasuki said.

He said that the NLTF performance constentily exceeded expectations in all essential areas of its responsibility and quality of work adjudged to be above average as its main organisational goals were met. 

Dasuki emphasised that what they discovered during the assessment exercise in NLTF was quite impressive and encouraging.

Responding, Executive Secretary of the Fund, Dr Bello Maigari said he was delighted on the integrity and transparent assessment conducted by the Bureau.

Maigari said the outcome of the assessment exercise revealed a lot of competencies and strengths of the BPSR reforms.

“It has shown to Nigerians that an Agency of this structure and nature can fulfill and transform this country to greatness. In memory lane; this is indeed the second award we received in recent time, we happened to be the best Agency on the ICPC 2022 Score Card report on ethics, integrity and compliance among Federal Government’s MDAs,” Maigari said.