Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 “Budget of Shared Prosperity” into law, prioritising infrastructure, education, healthcare and inclusive growth across the state.
Ordinary citizens ultimately pay the price for this reckless fiscal behavior through higher taxes, rising prices, and shrinking social support. Small businesses struggle under heavy taxation...
Nigeria’s Federal Government has spent at least N38.2bn on the welfare and entitlements of former presidents, heads of state and vice presidents over 22 years, with...
Details of Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Bill show President Tinubu, Vice President Shettima and aides plan to spend N12.2bn on foreign and local travel, with foreign trips...
The Nigeria Police Force is actively pursuing reforms to enhance transparency and accountability, but significant hurdles remain. Overcoming them will require sustained political will, robust internal...
At its core is Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), which requires ministries and agencies to justify every expenditure annually. By questioning the necessity, efficiency, and outcomes of each...
Rwanda, with controlled growth and high health spending, harnesses its youth; we risk a generation crippled by untreated ailments. And now, the dagger twist: US funding...
Finance Minister Wale Edun says Nigeria will no longer extend budgets beyond the fiscal year, pledging tighter financial management, more transparency, and a shift toward sukuk...
According to the global institution, Nigeria’s economy would grow at 3.4 per cent on the back of higher oil output and falling inflation rate, but the...
Giving further details of how the padding was done, BudgIT stated: “A closer look shows that 3,573 projects worth N653.19 billion are assigned directly to federal...