Fund claims ownership of compliance platform, says certification services remain operational amid handover process
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has rejected allegations concerning its Electronic Compliance and Safety Application (ECSA), insisting that the platform was developed internally and that employers’ data remain secure.
The Fund also assured employers that its certification services were still operational, adding that it was implementing measures to strengthen system safeguards and maintain service continuity during an ongoing handover process.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the NSITF management described a report published by Sahara Reporters on October 11 as inaccurate and misleading, arguing that it relied largely on anonymous sources.
The statement, signed by the Head of the Fund’s Corporate Affairs Department, defended the origin, ownership and security of the ECSA platform.
NSITF claims ownership of ECSA
According to the Fund, ECSA was conceived, developed and deployed internally, making it the NSITF’s intellectual property.
The organisation rejected suggestions that the platform was copied or rebranded from intellectual property belonging to P2E Technologies Limited.
It explained that ECSA was developed independently of the E-NSITF Project awarded to the company on April 25, 2022.
The NSITF said the failure of that project to deliver a functional electronic certification system prompted it to upgrade an existing in-house data harmonisation tool into the ECSA platform.
The Fund maintained that the two initiatives were separate and disputed claims that ECSA originated from the technology developed under the contract awarded to P2E Technologies.
Fund assures employers of data security
Addressing concerns over the control and protection of employers’ information, the NSITF said data captured through ECSA were stored on its own database infrastructure.
It added that administrative and privileged access to the system was restricted to designated officers.
“No employer data has been lost, copied, transferred or exposed,” the management said, assuring employers, employees and the public of the security of information held on the platform.
The Fund further stated that its handling of employers’ information complied with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
Certification services remain available
The NSITF also denied reports that the platform had been shut down by an officer who subsequently became unreachable.
It insisted that certification services remained available and had not been disrupted.
The organisation explained that its directive requiring companies to recapture their records from April 2026 was part of a planned business-continuity and data-validation exercise.
According to the Fund, the process was intended to support the continued issuance of compliance certificates while the handover arrangements were being completed.
The NSITF said the measures were designed to maintain service delivery and strengthen the reliability of its records.
The Fund reiterated its position that ECSA remained operational, its intellectual property and that employers’ information was protected under its existing data management arrangements.
