The Ministry of Interior is set to be the starting point for the federal government’s scheduled worker productivity audit.
The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during his address at the fifth National Productivity Summit in Abuja, revealed plans to address the country’s low productivity levels, particularly within the civil service.
Tunji-Ojo had instructed Dr. Nasir Raji-Mustapha, Director General of the National Productivity Centre, to initiate a productivity audit and gap analysis for agencies under his purview.
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He criticized the Centre for not fully fulfilling its mandate and stressed the importance of leveraging technology to enhance productivity, citing the successful clearance of a 204,000 international passport backlog through automated processes implemented since his appointment in 2023.
He explained, “We brought in what I call the hybrid approach. What is the hybrid approach? For you to be efficient, for you to be productive, you have to use a combination of technology and human factors.”
He also noted that prioritizing human development over technology alone would perpetuate a cycle of inefficiency, emphasizing that introducing technology without a motivated workforce would render it ineffective.
He stated that incentivizing employees and introducing innovation and technology to automate procedures would result in greater productivity and increased return on investment.
