WHO WE ARE
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) had obtained a financial assistance from the World
Bank to support the implementation of YESSO. The support operation was designed in close
partnership between the FGN and 20 States in Nigeria, however, only the following 8 states were
eligible for participating in the first phase: Bauchi, Cross River, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Osun,
and Oyo. At inception, the YESSO Unit in the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) was the
coordinating unit for YESSO, with other participating Federal Ministries, Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) such as the MDG office, NDE, and NPC playing important roles in the FOCU.