Managing Director of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has ruled out placing its digital platforms under the control of individual officers, as it defends its ownership of the Electronic Compliance and Safety Application (ECSA) amid questions about the system’s management and the security of employers’ records.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Fund rejected allegations published by Sahara Reporters on October 11, insisting that ECSA was developed internally and remains the intellectual property of NSITF.
Management said the application was developed independently of the E-NSITF Project awarded to P2E Technologies Limited on April 25, 2022.
According to the Fund, the project failed to deliver a functional electronic certification system, prompting NSITF to upgrade an existing in-house data harmonisation tool into ECSA.
The Fund dismissed suggestions that the application was copied or rebranded from P2E Technologies’ intellectual property, maintaining that no individual has an ownership claim over the platform.
Addressing concerns about the security of employers’ records, NSITF said all information captured through ECSA remains on its own database infrastructure, with administrative access restricted to designated officers.
“No employer data has been lost, copied, transferred or exposed,” the statement said.
The Fund also rejected claims that ECSA had been shut down by an officer who subsequently became unreachable, insisting that certification services remained operational.
It explained that the recapture of company records, which began in April 2026, was a planned business-continuity and data-validation exercise designed to keep certification services running while the handover was completed.
NSITF said employers could continue to obtain compliance certificates through the appropriate channels, including branch offices and the portal, adding that no eligible employer had been or would be denied certification.
The management also dismissed suggestions that an officer’s application for voluntary exit was intended to pave the way for the individual to return as a consultant managing ECSA.
It said exit applications were handled in line with public service rules and ruled out any arrangement that would place a Fund-owned platform under the control of an external individual.
Beyond the immediate dispute, NSITF said it had formalised safeguards covering platform ownership, source-code custody, system access and staff exit arrangements across its digital systems.
The measures, introduced under Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mr Oluwaseun Mayomi Faleye, are intended to ensure that the operation of any Fund platform does not depend on a single individual.
The Fund also urged journalists to verify information through its official channels before publication, while reaffirming its commitment to protecting employers and workers.
While NSITF has maintained that employers’ records remain secure and certification services continue, the allegations raised in the original report and the Fund’s response remain matters for independent verification.
