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The NDDC is not new to scandals as the officials had been several times accused of multi-billion naira fraud.

Carrington Fellows challenge young Nigerians to participate in politics July 03 Advertisement CYFI, which was set up to promote civil liberty, good governance, public health, education and entrepreneurship,  recently launched its national campaign for young people to get their permanent voter cards ( Olusola Owonikoko, the president of Carrington Fellowship alumni association, said “CYFI brings together Nigerian youth of exceptional skills and experience to design and implement projects that...

UPDATED: INVESTIGATION: How public laboratories redirect suspected COVID-19 patients to fee-charging private labs Contrary to the claim of the Lagos State government that residents with coronavirus symptoms can get tested for free at some designated public health facilities, residents who show up for the test are being redirected to private, fee-charging laboratories. Despite the announcement by the Lagos State government that residents with coronavirus-like symptoms can go to designated gover...

play videoChief Executive Officer of BudgIT Foundation, Gabriel Okeowo Chief Executive Officer of BudgIT Foundation, Gabriel Okeowo has said it is prudent for every Ghanaian to know the money in the COVID-19 Fund. According to him, Ghana received grants, monies from individuals, and non-concessional facilities after an appeal was made to the international community during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year. He noted that Ghanaians need to be in the known how much was spent on t...

By Oluchi Chibuzor BudgIT, a technology-driven civic organisation has revealed that about 33 states in Nigeria lack portals that enable members of the public to monitor and scrutinise their annual budget performance. This was revealed during a virtual workshop on Advocacy and Budget and Project Monitoring organised by the organisation. In his paper presentation, Mr. Tolulope Agunloye, of BudgIT on ‘Advocacy for Fund Disbursement and Improved Service Delivery,’ said only Kaduna and Edo state...

They demanded among others that the president “provide political and moral leadership for the security crisis and ensure governmental actions are humane in tandem with Section 17 (2) ( C ) of the Constitution.” They also charged him to end impunity, abuse of power and sectionalism through his appointments by balancing the need for competence with the federal character principle.” The CSOs include the Centre for Democracy and Development, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, Media Ri...

Introduction Nigeria is in dire straits.  All over the country, Nigerian citizens, including children, are killed daily by terrorists and criminals as well as in extra-judicial killings by state actors with the government doing little or nothing about it. The government, through the Minister of Defence, has instead callously abdicated its responsibility and called Nigerian citizens ‘cowards’ and urged Nigerians to ‘defend themselves’. Kidnapping for ransom has assumed an industrial and...

Insecurity: Step down or be impeached, coalition tells Buhari The coalition says President Buhari and his administration have failed in their primary responsibility of ensuring the security and welfare of Nigerians. 4 min read A coalition comprising 43 frontline civil society organisations and Femi Falana’s law firm have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be removed from office by the National Assembly if he cannot address the persistent insecurity in the country. ...

NDDC unable to account for N90.9 billion in ten years NDDC has been embroiled in allegations of corruption which has led to a series of probes by both Houses of the National Assembly as well as an order by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a forensic audit on the agencys finances. ADVERTISEMENT Between 2008 and 2018, about N90.9 billion meant to execute 176 projects was unaccounted for in the coffers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a review of the auditor-general’s re...

BudgIT Foundation, a civic-tech non-governmental organisation has raised concerns over the capital projects breakdown in 2021 federal government’s Appropriation Bill. BudgIT also implored the federal government to allocate more funds to capital projects that directly affect the welfare of the citizens. “More importantly, it stated that it was expedient that more funds be allocated to ongoing projects to ensure the government’s commitment to their completion. Likewise, MDAs involved in spl...