By Talatu Maiwada
No fewer than 17 native authorities officers from Adamawa and Borno have accomplished a six-day coaching organised by improvement companions on Microsoft Excel to enhance digital budgeting and monetary administration.
The challenge is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), (*17*) Union (EU), Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam), and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
This was made know on the occasion on Monday in Yola by Oxfam Country Director, Tijani Hamza.
Hamza, represented by the Project Coordinator, Samuel Lashom, mentioned the coaching was organised underneath a challenge titled “Support to Improving Social Cohesion through Community Development Planning in Three Local Government Areas in North-East Nigeria.”
He mentioned the coaching aimed to strengthen price range and planning officers’ capability in digital monetary administration and improvement planning.
“The digital skills would strengthen budget management and improve the tracking of development projects across the participating local government areas.
“The initiative seeks to move local government administrations from manual financial management processes to digital, data-driven systems that promote accuracy, transparency and accountability,” Hamza mentioned.
He emphasised the significance of correct monetary data, transparency and accountability in constructing public belief and monitoring Community Development Plans (CDPs).
Hamza urged members to use the information acquired in the course of the coaching to their official tasks.
A facilitator, Dr David Ankama, mentioned Excel and different data and communication know-how instruments would assist officers put together evidence-based budgets, monitor implementation and enhance challenge monitoring and analysis.
“At the end of the six-day training, all 17 participants completed the programme and received certificates,” Ankama mentioned.
He mentioned the members had been drawn from Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa, Biu and Kwaya Kusar native authorities areas of Borno.
Ankama mentioned the coaching coated 9 modules, equipping members with sensible abilities in Excel operations, price range dashboard improvement, information governance and citizen-friendly monetary reporting.
A participant, Alhaji Danladi Usman, Budget Officer, Biu Local Government Area, mentioned he would apply the talents he acquired to price range preparation for 2027.
Usman expressed confidence that making use of the information would deliver outstanding enhancements to his work.
Similarly, Mr Abdul Kasila, additionally from Biu Local Government Area, mentioned the coaching exceeded members’ expectations.
Kasila thanked the organisers for offering the chance to boost their skilled abilities.(NAN)
Edited by Yakubu Uba
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