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BudgIT Foundation, a leading civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has revealed that its detailed review of the proposed N27.5 trillion 2024 budget showed that the budgets of some key revenue-generating government entities are conspicuously missing in the budget. BudgIT made the revelation in its review report of the budget titled ‘2024 Budget: Issues Begging for Attention’ and published on its website.

BudgIT Foundation, a leading civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has raised concerns over the proposed 2024 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu for approval.

Open Alliance condemns National Assembly’s ratification of partisan individuals as RECs. The coalition of over 19 CSOs said this in a statement signed

A report by TrackaNG, a platform designed by tech society, BudgIT Foundation, to enable citizens follow up on budgetary information and constituency projects in their communities across the country, has revealed no fewer than 533 unexecuted and 109 abandoned projects in 22 states of the federation. The report stated that between August 2022 and August 2023, Tracka tracked a total of 3,691 projects across the 22 states, out of which, 2,037 were completed, 1,012 are ongoing, 533 were unexecuted, and 109 have been abandoned.

  As the market frenzy slows down, Grace Eze, 53, monitors how her loads of plantains are being loaded into a yellow Volkswagen car. Like other women, who come to the Obinto Ihechiowa market in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, Grace dreads the journey back home. Every five days she comes to the market, and she arms herself with some painkillers, not because of any ailment but due to the horrific experience of travelling on the Arochukwu-Ohafia road that has now become a near-death trap.