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Lusaka - Zambia: Various stakeholders have described president Hakainde Hichilema’s address to the nation on values and principles as impressive.

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has solicited the partnership of the United Kingdom and Benue State for the development of agriculture and the entire

Vanguard News Akwa Ibom wins CIRDDOC 2020 best budget transparency award On Kindly Share This Story: In a move that gives credence and endorsement of the commitment of the Udom Emmanuel led administration in ensuring openness, transparency and accountability in budgeting and governance, the Akwa Ibom State Government has been ranked one of the best performing states in the 2020 sub-National Budget Transparency Survey. The survey which was conducted by the Civil Resource Development and Documen...

Ondo second on Budget Transparency Index 2020 Ranking On Dayo Johnson – Akure The Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, CIRDDOC has released its findings on the survey of budget transparency and performance by states. The Centre declared Jigawa State top among 36 States on Budget Transparency Index 2020 ranking with Ondo coming second. The survey was funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO, formerly known as DFID/UkAid, and implemented by CIRDDOC. Meanw...

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, CIRDDOC, Wednesday, declared Jigawa State top among 36 States on Budget Transparency Index 2020 ranking. This was made known by the Lead Researcher, CIRDDOC, Engr Ralph Ndigwe, why presenting ‘2020 Nigerian States Budget Transparency Survey’, which was funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO, formerly known as DFID/UkAid, and implemented by CIRDDOC. Speaking on the Survey, Ndigwe said...

Dayo Johnson – Akure The Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, CIRDDOC has released its findings on the survey of budget transparency and performance by states. The Centre declared Jigawa State top among 36 States on Budget Transparency Index 2020 ranking with Ondo coming second. The survey was funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO, formerly known as DFID/UkAid, and implemented by CIRDDOC. Meanwhile, the Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orie...

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Sunday, said amending the Electoral Act without a commitment from stakeholders to do things differently, cannot guarantee free and fair elections. Yakubu said this in an address delivered on his behalf by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus

Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has called on National Assembly to use bipartisan approach in amending the Electoral Act to help improve elections in the country. He made the call at the inauguration of the Joint Technical Committee on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill yesterday in Abuja. The event was organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters with support from Policy and Legal Advoc...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. No fewer than seven persons have been kidnapped in Kadauri, a community under Jabaka district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State as bandits stormed the village and unleashed terror on the people, kidnapping seven and injuring one villager during the operation. According to the APC chairman of senator Kabiru Garba Marafa’s faction in Maru Local Government, Hon. Sani Gyare, the notoriou...

The United Kingdom (UK) has disclosed that it spent more than £50million to support electoral processes in Nigeria in the last five years. Sam Waldock, Head of Governance and Stability, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, spoke at a retreat of the Joint Technical Committee on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2020 in Abuja. Waldock said his country was a proud supporter of Nigeria’s democratic process. “In the last five years, the UK had invested over £50million into Nigeria’...