A report by BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation advocating fiscal transparency and accountability in public finance has identified the influence of rich Nigerians and lack of trust for government as major drivers of inequity and inequality in healthcare delivery across the country. The report, themed ‘Strengthening Partnerships for Accountability and Equity,’ focused on enhancing partnerships for […]
“The United Nations Human Rights Committee has stated that states including Nigeria should establish independent electoral authorities to supervise the electoral process and to ensure that elections are conducted fairly, impartially and in accordance with established laws and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
Ensuring effective budget implementation and accountability has been a persistent challenge in Nigeria. Corruption, mismanagement of funds, and weak institutional frameworks have hampered the efficient utilisation of budgetary allocations, undermining the country’s development efforts. The Nigerian Executive and NASS have a responsibility to get things right with the new budget. If not, we are on a long road to perdition.
BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organization advocating for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, is calling on the Budget Office of the Federation and the Office of the Minister for Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to promptly publish the 2022 third quarter budget implementation report as mandated by extant legislation.
A civic-tech non-profit organisation, BudgIT, has disclosed that projects worth over N112 billion in the 2023 budget were allocated to agencies outside their mandate.