The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that it “spent N30,540,563,571.09, representing 84% of the N36.3 billon public funds and donations received to respond to COVID-19 between 1st April, 2020 and 31st July, 2020, leaving the balance of N5.9 billion.”…
The Lagos State Civil Society Participation for Development, LACSOP has demanded that the Lagos State Government publishes the amount spent on COVID-19 palliatives in the state. The demand was made during a tweet conversation which featured the launch of an assessment of COVID-19…
A social accountability initiative, Follow The Money, has completed the tracking of the implementation of N569 million Universal Basic Education (UBE) fund in Kaduna State over the course of three years. The campaign which was supported by the John D…
Voice to Represent (Voice2Rep), a music competition by Accountabiliy Lab Nigeria to support and engage socially conscious young talented artists to promote Good Governance and Accountability in Nigeria will organise its maiden Women’s Rights Concert on the 31st of July,…
The Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative (PRADIN) wants President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the National Council on Public Procurement (NCPP) in order to prevent future fraudulent activities in the Niger Delta Development Communication (NDDC) and other department of agencies in…
By Aderemi Ojekunle| Dataphyte The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), an agency of the federal government, has spent N5,600 on one unit of hand sanitiser (500ml) for a procurement deal worth ₦5.6 million. This is one of the many outrageous and…
By Kenneth Afor | A group of experts and analysts in public policy and governance have advised that accountability and responsiveness while in office have proven to be ways in rebuilding trust among citizens in the country. This was disclosed…
Kenneth Afor | Nigeria’s foremost tech-based civic engagements platform BudgIT has called on state governments who are yet to give account on the expenditure of COVID-19 funds to do so. According to the organisation, the Federal Government and the 36…
Kenneth Afor | Nigeria’s leading civic tech-based organisation, BudgIT has launched Open Nigerian States data portal aimed at ramping up data sharing by state governments for unrestricted accessibility by citizens. The portal, according to BudgIT was developed under the Rule of Law and…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some media reports claiming that the Commission has dropped charges of money laundering against former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed…
