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Mid-Term Report of the Transformation Agenda MID-TERM REPORT OF THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA (MAY 2011 – MAY 2013) TAKING STOCK, MOVING FORWARD 1 LIST OF ACRONYMS AFCON - African Cup of Nations AFN - Armed Forces of Nigeria AG - Associated Gas AGRA - Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa AIS - Aeronautical Information Service AMCON - Asset Management Company of Nigeria APA - Action Push Agenda APC - Amoured Personnel Carriers ASI - All Share Index ASYCUDA - Automated SYstem for CUstoms Data ATA - Agricultural Transformation Agenda ATOs - Aviation Training Organizations AU - African Union AUMTCO - Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company b/d - barrels per day BASAs - Bilateral Air Services Agreements BDC - Bureaux de Change BDS - Business Development Services BoA - Bank of Agric BoI - Bank of Industry BPC - Business Plan Competition BPE - Bureau for Public Enterprises BPP - Bureau of Public Procurement BUDFOW - Business Development Fund for Women CAC - Corporate Affairs Commission CACS - Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme CAPAM - Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management CBN - Central Bank of Nigeria CCTV - Close Circuit Television CDM - Clean Development Mechanism CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women CEOs - Chief Executive Officers CERS - Coalition Emergency Response Subsystems CHEWs - Community Health Extension Workers CMAM - Community Management of Acute Malnutrition CME/HMF - Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Honourable Minister of Finance CoD - Community of Democracies COPE - Care of People CORS - Continuously Operating Reference Station CPI - Consumer Price Index CRR - Cash Reserve Ratio CSOs - Civil Society Organisations CSS - Community Service Scheme 2 CSWYE - Community Service, Women & Youths Employment Scheme D8 - Developing Eight countries DAD - Development Assistance Database DFIs - Development Finance Institutions DIA - Defence Intelligence Agency DICON - Defence Industries Corporation DIsCos - Distribution Companies DPT - Against Diphteria, Pertusis and Tetanus DSS - Department of State Service E&P - Exploration & Production ECA - Excess Crude Account ECCDE - Early Childhood Care Development and Education ECCE - Early Childhood Care & Education ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States EDC - Entrepreneurship Development Centres EDLs - Estate Development Loans EFCC - Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ELPS - Escravos Lagos Pipeline System EM - Emerging Markets EMIT - Economic Management Implementation Team EMP - Energy Master Plan ePaRs - electronic Passenger Registration System EU - European Union FAAC - Federation Account Allocation Committee FAAN - Federal Airport Authority FCCU - Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit FCs - Finance Companies FCT - Federal Capital Territory FCTA - Federal Capital Territory Administration FDI - Foreign Direct Investment FEC - Federal Executive Council FEPs - Front-End Partners FERMA - Federal Roads Maintenance Agency FEWS - Flood Early Warning Systems FGN - Federal Government of Nigeria FHA - Federal Housing Authority FMBN - Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria FMF - Federal Ministry of Finance FMH - Federal Ministry of Health FMLHUD - Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development FMW - Federal Ministry of Works FMWR - Federal Ministry of Water Resources FoI - Freedom of Information FoIA - Freedom of Information Act 3 FRSC - Federal Road Safety Commission FX - Foreign Exchange GBI-EM - Emerging Markets Government Bond Index GDP - Gross Domestic Product GenCos - Generation Companies GES - Growth Enhancement Scheme GIFMIS - Governments Integrated Financial Management and Information System GIS - Graduate Internship Scheme GMP - Gas Master Plan HA - hectares HYPREP - Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organisation ICC - International Criminal Court ICRC - Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ICT - Information and Communication Technology IDPs - International Development Partners IEDs - Improvised Explosive Devices IFC - International Finance Corporation IITA - Institute of Tropical Agriculture IMF - International Monetary Fund INEC - Independent National Electoral Commission IPPAs - Investment Promotions and Protection Agreements IPPIS - Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System ISO - International Organization for Standardization IWTM - Inland Waterways Transport Master plan JPB - Joint Planning Board JSCE - Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination KBE - Knowledge-Based Economy km2 - Square Kilometers KPIs - Key Performance Indicators LGAs - Local Government Authorities LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas LR - Liquidity Ratio LTE - Long Term Evolution M1 - Narrow Money M2 - Broad Money M3 - Cubic Meters Mb/d - million barrels per day MCH - Maternal and Child Health programme MDAs - Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDGs - Millennium Development Goals MFA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs MFBs - Microfinance Banks 4 MRF - Mortgage Re-financing Facility MINILS - Michael Imoudu National institute of Labour Studies MMIA - Murtala Mohammed International Airport MoU - Memorandum of understanding MPC - Monetary Policy Committee MPR - Monetary Policy Rate MRC - Mortgage Refinancing Company MROs - Maintenance Repair Organizations MSMEs - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSS - Midwives Service Scheme MT - Mega Tonnes MW - Megawatts MYTO - Multi-Year Tariff Order NAF - Nigerian Armed Forces NAG - Non-associated Gas NAICOM - Nigerian Insurance Commission NAOC - Nigerian Agip Oil Company NAPEC - National Action Plan on Employment Creation NAPIMS - National Petroleum Investment Management Services NBET - Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading NBS - National Bureau of Statistics NCDP - National Council on Development Planning NCS - Nigerian customs Service NDCDF - Niger Delta Collaborative Development Framework NDE - National Directorate of Employment NEC - National Economic Council NECO - National Examination Council NEDEP - National Enterprise Development Programme NELMCO - National Electricity Liability Management Company NEMT - National Economic Management Team NERC - Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission NEXIM - Nigerian Export-Import Bank NFIS - National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) NGC - Nigeria Gas Company NGMP - Nigeria Gas Master Plan NGOs - Non Governmental Organizations NGSA - Nigerian Geological Survey Agency NHA - National Hospital NHF - National Housing Fund NIA - National Intelligence Agency NIDB - National Identity Data-Base NigComSat - Nigerian communication Satellite NIIMP - National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan NIMASA - Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency 5 NIMC - National identity Management Commission NIMET - Nigerian Metrological Agency NIMG - Nigerian Institute of Mining Geosciences NIMS - National Identity Management System NIN - National Identification Number NIOMCO - Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company NIP - National Implementation Plan NIPPs - National Integrated Power Projects NIRP - National Irritation Rehabilitation Project NIRSAL - Risk Sharing Scheme for Agricultural Lending NIS - Nigerian Immigration Service NNPC - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NOA - National Orientation Agency NOP - Net foreign exchange Open Position NPC - National Planning Commission NPF - Nigerian Police Force NPLs - Non-Performing Loans NRIC - National Research & Innovation Council NRIF - National Research & Innovation Fund NSC - National Sports Commission NSCDC - Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSE - Nigerian Stock Exchange NSHDP - National Strategic Health Development Plan NSI - National System of Innovation NSITF - Nigeria Social Trust Fund NSMS - Nigeria Sugar Master Plan NTMP - National Transport Master Plan NUBAN - Nigeria Uniform Bank Account Number NURTW - National Union of Road Transport Workers NV20: 2020 - Nigeria Vision 20: 2020 NYSC - National youth service Corps OAGF - Office of Accountant General of the Federation OAU - Obafemi Awolowo University ODAs - Official Development Assistance OFIs - other financial institutions OHCSF - Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation OMO - Open Market Operations OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPVs - Offshore Patrol Vessels PAIF - Power and Aviation Intervention Fund PARP - Troubled Asset Relief Program PHCN - Power Holding Company of Nigeria PIB - Petroleum Industry Bill PKD - Public Key Directory 6 PMBs - Primary Mortgage Banks PMS - Performance Management System PoS - Points of Sales PPAs - Project Preparatory Advance PPP - Public Private Partnership PRESSID - Presidential Special Scholarships for Innovation and Development PS - Permanent Secretaries PTA - Payment Terminal Aggregator PTCLR - Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reform PTDF - Petroleum Technology Development Fund PTDF - Petroleum Training Development Fund PW/WYE - Public Works/Women and Youth Employment PWDs - Persons With Disabilities R&D - Research and Development RMP - Rail Master Plan RRF - Restructuring/Refinancing Fund RTCs - Road Traffic Crashes S&P - Standard and Poors SAP - School Access Programme SCIP - South Chad Irrigation Project SERVICOM - Service Compact with all Nigerians SGDP - States’ Gross Domestic Product SHESTCO - Sheda Science & Technology Complex SLTR - Systematic Land Titling and Registration SME - Small and Medium Enterprise SMEDAN - Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria SOLA - Solution for Open Land Administration SOML - Saving One Million Lives Initiative SPDC - Shell Petroleum Development Company SSA - Sub-Sahara African SSCE - Senior Secondary
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