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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 will have a positive impact on the society”.  “In line with the coming elections, we today lau...

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 government-run facilities to get tested for free, these laboratories are instead redirecting patients to ...

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 the stimulus packages given to businesses, healthcare workers and the freebies Ghanaians enjoyed last...

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 states had portals where their budget performance could be monitored by members of the public, while Lago...