At a time when public agencies are routinely slammed for graft and dysfunction, the Oduduwa Development Initiative says five federal institutions are breaking the mold — and setting a new bar for service, transparency, and reform.
In a statement Tuesday, ODI National President Ambassador Akinyele Olasumbo listed the Bureau of Public Procurement, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Customs Service, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board as 2025’s standout performers.
The group said its nationwide assessment tour found “notable improvements in accountability, innovation and operational efficiency” across the five, even as many other agencies face accusations of “ineptitude, impunity, corruption, negligence and indiscipline.”
“At a time when government agencies are accused of ineptitude, impunity, corruption, negligence and indiscipline, these agencies stood above board with their level of accountability, transparency, innovation and development in fulfilment of their mandate of creation,” the statement read.
ODI tied the BPP’s showing to reforms driven by Director General Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, crediting him with tightening transparency and deploying technology to overhaul procurement processes.
It praised the Nigeria Immigration Service under Comptroller General Kemi Nanna Nandap for gains in border management and modernisation, and hailed the NSCDC, led by Commandant General Ahmed Abubakar Audi, for expanding its national security footprint.
The Nigeria Customs Service under Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi got nods for improved revenue generation and community relations, while JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede was singled out for “sustaining integrity in the conduct of public examinations.”
“Sequel to the aforementioned, the Oduduwa Development Initiative after conducting an assessment tour of some agencies to scrutinise their efficiency and effectiveness, we are proud to inform that the BPP, NIS, NSCDC, NCS and JAMB stood out in performance, humanitarian development and service delivery,” Olasumbo said.
The group said it will keep pushing good governance and backing institutions that deliver, arguing that the future of public service rests on those willing to study the past, fix the present, and build systems that work.
In a landscape of public distrust, ODI insists these five proved the exception — and the example.
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