Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says 90 per cent of staff have been onboarded to the Target Setting System (TSS) platform.
Dr. Alake who made this known when he hosted Heads of Service from the thirty states, and the FCT, during a study visit to the ministry in Abuja stated that the TSS platform has improved efficiency in operations across the ministry significantly.
He explained that the system allows staff to be registered, trained, and monitored digitally for performance tracking.
The Minister said this initiative, alongside the ministry’s seven-point agenda, boosted revenue from N6 billion in August 2023 to N38 billion in 2024.
Digitisation of licensing and sector operations helped block leakages and strengthen revenue processes across the ministry.
“We also launched aggressive marketing to raise public and investor awareness of Nigeria’s mining potential” Alake added.
Dr. Alake who stressed that Nigeria’s mineral wealth can surpass oil revenue if fully harnessed with proper coordination noted that Nigeria must sanitise its operating environment to harness these resources and become competitive globally.
He added that digitisation and PMS integration have significantly advanced the sector’s development and transparency.
According to the Minister, the ministry is aligning individual staff goals with its broader mandate for effective governance and also introduced regulatory and sensitisation programmes to ensure compliance and staff ownership of reforms.
According to Alake, feedback and supervision mechanisms have also been strengthened for ongoing performance improvements.
Responding, the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Didi Wilson-Jack, who was represented by Mrs Patience Oyekunle, Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of Service commended the minister’s openness and commitment to the PMS implementation.
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The visit aimed to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the civil service’s Performance Management System (PMS).
The PMS is a strategic tool introduced to replace the outdated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) for better civil service efficiency.
It forms part of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021–2025, known as FCSSIP 25.
