In the Nigerian case, some of the agencies identified as implementing
agencies do not in fact draw funds from the national budget for the
implementation of their programmes. Such institutions in Nigeria include the
Central Bank of Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission, National
Judicial Commission, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian
Communications Commission.
ii. Sources of Funding: The implementation of NPoA envisages three main
sources of funding, namely, the national and state budgets; private sector;
development partners and the civil society. The main source of funding of
NPoA in Nigeria is the budgetary system both at the Federal and State
Government levels. Some support is however received from development
partners, especially the UNDP and some other development partners such
as the UK Department for International Development which are
collaborating with Federal and State Governments especially in the areas
of education, capacity building and public service reform. The private
sector and the civil society are not yet involved in the funding of the NPoA.
iii. Costing: Costing of projects and programmes is highly technical yet central
to the efficient implementation of projects and programmes. The costing
of NPoAs if not done within the national budgetary framework often leads
to double counting.
iv. Monitoring and Evaluation: Under the APRM structures exists the
National Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation which is charged with
the responsibility for monitoring and evaluation. There are thus three
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