Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over its failure to withdraw the patently unlawful ‘Circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has hinted on possible collaboration with BudgIT to drive its enforcement mechanisms. The EFCC boss disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 while receiving…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 34 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the appointment of at least four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and allies of high-ranking politicians as new…
BUDGIT, a leading public data organization raising active citizens participation in nation-building and government-citizen communication for good governance and accountability, has urged the National Population Commission to publish the breakdown for the N896 billion 2023 National Population Census budget. Recall…
The Ogun State government has refuted the statistical agency, BudgIT Foundation’s widely publicised report on internally generated revenue across the 36 states of Nigeria titled “State of States, 2022 Edition” with respect to the state’s financial health status. In a…
…Says subsidy is impacting heavily on govt’s revenue By Uthman Salami BudgIT has charged the Federal Government to ensure the transparent implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and conduct the entity’s operations in line with its mandate. It further…
Only three states in Nigeria can survive without support from the Federal Government. This was disclosed in BudgIT’s report ‘State of States, 2021 edition: Fiscal Options for Building Back Better’ released on Tuesday. According to BudgIT, these three states are…
BudgIT, a civic advocacy group and accountability organisation, says the 36 states and the FCT need a rapid build-up of capacity in deploying customised and innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models to deliver on critical infrastructure projects and programmes. Mr Abel…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation earned revenue of N4.61tn and spent N4.52tn in 2020, according to a report released on Friday. The report, titled ‘2020 NNPC Annual Performance Review’, was developed by BudgIT in partnership with Oxfam. According to the…
BudgIT has called on the government to audit security spending and close loopholes for corruption in the budget process. While speaking on BudgIT’s recent publication, “Demanding Budget Reforms for Resource Optimization”, Gabriel Okeowo, BudgIT’s CEO, said, “2021 has been a…
