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SERAP, BudgIT, 34 Nigerians sue Tinubu ‘for appointing APC loyalists as top INEC officials’
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)
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BudgIT slams Lagos Govt over discrepancy in cost of 9-year old monorail project
Nigeria’s frontline civic organization for institutional improvement to facilitate societal change BudgIT, on Thursday challenged the Lagos State Government to come clean on the true cost of its monorail project, which has remained uncompleted for the 10th year. This followed reports citing China Railway Construction Corporation, the company in charge of Lagos light rail project,…
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ICT has overtaken oil, gas in job creation – Atiku
Mr Samuel Atiku, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to adequately exploit the potential of ICT to develop the youth and create more employment. Atiku, Head of Research, BudgiT, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the government could include youth-driven, ICT-based programmes in its…
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43 per cent of capital projects in 2018 budget have no impact on Nigerians – BudgiT
A civil society group, BudgIT on Tuesday said about N744.5 billion, or 42.9 per cent of a total N2.65 trillion provision for capital projects in the 2018 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly for approval may have no direct impact on the average Nigerian. The group argued that of the total 9,331 projects included…
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Only four states can survive without loans in Nigeria
Civil society organisation, BudgIT, in a new report has said only four states in Nigeria can pay salaries without borrowing. The report titled State of State 2017, was launched on released to the public on Friday. The report said, “Important is states’ ability to meet their recurrent expenditure obligation with all revenue source — a…