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BudgIT has chosen to express an opinion on the recent statement by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, that Nigeria’s public debt stock rose by $10bn. The organization’s recent work on expanding public debt has armed her with facts to critically examine Nigeria’s debt stock profile. We opine that the current rise of $10bn in public debt stock does not …

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BudgIT said its attention has been drawn to activities on the advocacy group handle due to the serial tweets of @ToluOgunlesi on a graphic as regards a daily annual average of PMS supply. BudgIT said a few weeks ago, it published a report indicating the jump in NNPC’s PMS supply from an average of 24.1m litres/day in 2015 to 52.7m …

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BudgIT has expressed dismay at Nigeria’s position for the second time in commitment towards reducing inequality in the country despite persistent advocacy for the Federal Government to invest more in sectors that improve on human development capacity of its people and bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Nigeria has the unenviable distinction of being at the bottom …

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BudgIT, worried that some states are yet to fully offset the outstanding amount owed pensioners and civil servants despite series of bailouts aimed at offsetting the liabilities, recently conducted a survey. The survey aimed at ascertaining the frequency and magnitude of challenges civil servants and pensioners are encountering. The survey focused on three different categories of workers in all 36 …

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BudgIT Nigeria, a civic tech organisation, expresses disappointment at the silence of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, over the allegations of NYSC certificate fraud. In an investigative report released by Premium Times, Ms. Kemi Adeosun was accused of skipping the compulsory one-year national youth service and presenting forged exemption certification to the National Assembly. According to BudgiT, while many …

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BudgIT Nigeria, a civic tech organisation, working on fiscal transparency demands the Lagos State Government respond to its numerous letters supported by the Freedom of Information Act. It will be recall that following the judgement on the Ondo State Appeal Court by Hon. Justice Ridwan Maiwada Abdullahi, JCA which compels state governments to respect the Freedom of Information Act 2011, …

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BudgIT has advised the Federal Government against the effects of gas flaring, which continues to contribute to irreversible environmental degradation, posing hazards to human health and loss of revenue in the country. It said that although it observed some progress in the fight against routine gas flaring over the last 20 years, added that analysis by BudgIT’s Extractives team revealed …

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BudgIT has expressed dismay at the lack of accountability and transparency by the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the amount spent on subsidy in 2016, 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. BudgIT said it is in the interest of the public that detailed information of the amount spent on fuel subsidies such as the …

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Dayo Emmanuel Nigerian states have generated a five year-high Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) closing with N931bn in 2017 as the nation exited recession. According to a data generated a data and infographics oriented organization, Budgit and published graphically on the organisation’s twitter handle @BudgITng the chat revealed how states in Nigeria cumulatively generated IGR to boost the economy. According to …

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BudgIT has expressed dismay at Nigeria’s current position on fiscal transparency and public participation in the budget process as Africa’s largest economy has apparently taken steps backwards despite persistent advocacy by citizens and repeated promises by the government to improve. Nigeria slips into 90th place behind Zimbabwe and Afghanistan on the Open Budget index released yesterday (January 30, 2018). The …

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