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Meanwhile, some economic pundits have shared divergent views about the performance of the Tinubu-led government on its first anniversary.

Beyond the rhetoric and chest-thumping from government officials, there is hunger and palpable discontent in the land. In the twilight of May, the President Bola Tinubu administration came on board with its ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra on the wings of high expectations.

BudgIT set to host 2023 GovSpend Media Fellowship, for 12 journalists. Foremost civic-tech organisation, BudgIT, is set to organise its 2023 GovSpend

Some construction companies involved in the building of 20 units of one Block- of 2-Classrooms with furniture, toilets, and offices in selected locations across the three senatorial districts in Kano State have instituted a suit before a Kano Magistrate court against an online media platform, WikiTimes over allegedly false and libellous publications against them.

Six companies have been allegedly used by the Nomadic Education Commission in Kano State to divert N290million, with two of the companies belonging to the same individuals, WikkiTimes’ investigation has revealed. The last set of schools either constructed or established in Kano State by the National Commission for Nomadic Education was in 2016, two years even before the current projects were conceived.

The technical glitch suffered by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has entered the eighth day, leaving many Nigerians and organisations stranded regarding verifications of their National Identification Numbers (NIN) and associated issues.

Some sites have not functioned since December 2021, but the government does not appear to be in a hurry to fix them.

WikkiTimes deployed the Open Source Intelligence method of investigation(a method used to legally gather and collect free information from public sources about individuals or organizations to track the ownerships, addresses and contact details of the companies awarded the rural electrification projects in Bauchi North.

By Omolabake Fasogbon BudgIT has sought for public documentation of COVID-19 spendings and disbursement in a new report that it recently released. The report titled: “COVID-19 Fund: Fiscal Support, Palliative Analysis & Institutional Response” reviewed Nigeria’s current fiscal support and institutional response to COVID-19. It analysed data on COVID-19 response in Nigeria, including donations, allocations, disbursements and palliative distribution processes at national and state levels. T...

A map of Nigeria An advocacy group, BudgIT, says it will soon launch research report that reviewed the Nigeria’s current fiscal support and institutional response to COVID-19 pandemic. Its Senior Programme Officer, Mr Iyanuoluwa Bolarinwa, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akwa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that BudgIT is a civic organisation that applies technology to intersect citizen’s engagement with institutional improvement to facilitat...