BudgIT
21 Dec
Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) and BudgIT Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving healthcare system in Nigeria.
30 Oct
A new report evaluating the fiscal performance of Nigeria’s 36 states has unveiled alarming insights into their financial dependency
29 Oct
A report coordinated to assess and rank the 36 States' fiscal performance from most to least sustainable has revealed that 34 states excluding Rivers and Lagos states relied on federal transfers to cover their operating expenses. The report, BudgIT's flagship research product, assessed and ranked the 36 States' fiscal performance from most to least sustainable…
11 Sep
BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organisation, has revealed that the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo, received N250 million for solar street lights in Lagos in the 2024 budget. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, BudgIT raised concerns over the institute's allocation of funds for unrelated projects such as street…
26 Aug
The burgeoning debt servicing obligations have continued to worsen Nigeria's economic woes as the country spent a whopping N8.56 trillion, or 43.9 percent of the budget, to service its debt in 2023. The country also incurred a fiscal deficit of N13.50 trillion, or 225 percent, from spending N19.50 trillion, three times more than its total…
6 Aug
Thirteen Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide Nigerians with detailed
7 Jun
The Enugu State government has emerged the most prudent state in recurrent expenditures, data published by Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT, has shown.
14 Mar
Despite the hurried suspension of budget padding whistle-blower, Senator Abdul Ningi, by the Senate on Tuesday, there were more calls yesterday for a thorough probe of the allegations.
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Stakeholders in the health sector have resolved to collaborate to improve medical personnel's sensitisation concerning the high suspicion index of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) (Sleeping Sickness) in Enugu State. They also identified the need to liaise with the World Health Organisation (WHO) state office and other local and international organizations for requisite resources to curb…
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The Area 2 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Onne in Rivers State, has intercepted 12 40-foot containers ladened with Codeine,
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With 2024 drawing to a close, residents of Ondo State are in a fix as to what shape the coming 2025 will look like, going by the strings of hardship faced by Nigerians in 2024 occasioned by the economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Most residents of the state are still grappling with…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his deputy hit back Tuesday at Elon Musk's support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, as the billionaire continued intervening in the country's politics. Without naming Musk directly, Scholz said in a New Year's Eve speech set to be broadcast on television on Tuesday evening that "what will…
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Katsina State Police Command said it has neutralised 40 bandits and rescued more than 319 kidnap victims in the year 2024.
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The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call Governor Monday Okpebholo to order over attempts at allegedly exterminating constitutional democracy in the state. Briefing newsmen in Benin, Chairman, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Anthony Aziegbemi, also called on the Attorney General of the Federation,…
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French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday, in its first such strike on the country's soil since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. "Our armed forces remain engaged in battling terrorism in the Levant," Lecornu wrote on X while on a New Year visit to French UN peacekeepers…
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China's President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that "no one can stop" unification with Taiwan, as he addressed the nation in a New Year's speech.
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