Hajara Abdullahi A total of N9,364,349,417 has been allocated in the 2026 fiscal year for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s food, refreshments, and both local and international travels. This…
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Borno State Allocates N94.27bn for Works, Housing Projects
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has presented a N899.33 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, with a focus…
DRDI Seeks Stronger LG Financial Autonomy in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) has called for urgent policy reforms to strengthen fiscal transparency, accountability, and institutional capacity within Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Kano State…
DRDI Calls for Stronger Citizen Participation in Kano’s LG Budgeting for Improved Service Delivery
By Mustapha Salisu The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) has called for greater citizen involvement in local government budgeting across Kano State to enhance transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance. In a…
Gov. Namadi Signs N901.84bn 2026 Budget, Says it Reflects People’s Aspirations
Governor Malam Umar Namadi has signed into law the Jigawa State Appropriation Law 2026, formally approving the financial framework for the State Government and the 27 Local Government Councils for the 2026…
DRDI Urges Fiscal Discipline, Transparency to Enhance Local Governance in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI) has called for urgent fiscal reforms, improved budget execution, and enhanced transparency across local government councils in Kano State following the release…
Oxfam, EU, and German Cooperation Train 30 Officials on CDP Inclusion in Adamawa Budgeting
From Umar Dankano, Yola In an effort to encourage community oriented good governance, Oxfam Nigeria in collaboration with European Union and German Cooperation (GIZ) have conducted a three day capacity building training…
DRDI Sensitizes Stakeholders on Transparent LGA Budgeting in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu Stakeholders from across Kano State have converged for a one-day roundtable discussion on Tuesday which was aimed at promoting transparency and citizens’ participation in local government budgeting under the…
Housing Minister Urges States to Allocate 1–3% of Budgets for Land Titling
…Says Land4Growth is Nigeria’s Surest Path to a $1 Trillion Economy The Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has issued a bold call for State Governments to…
DRDI-DAG Drives for Promoting Transparent LGA Budgeting in Northern Nigeria
By Mustapha Salisu The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative (DRDI), formerly known as the Democratic Action Group (DAG-Kano), has emphasized the need for citizens’ engagement in the local government budgeting process. Dr….
Tax Justice Convenes Policy Dialogue on Gender-Responsive Budgeting, Taxation
By Mustapha Salisu Policymakers, civil society organizations, and development partners on Wednesday converged at Mambayya House, Kano, for a one-day policy dialogue on gender-responsive budgeting and taxation, organized by the Tax Justice…
UNICEF Urge Gombe Lawmakers to Prioritize Child-Focused Budgeting
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to lawmakers and government key officials in Gombe State to prioritize children at the heart of the budget planning and…
Prime Initiative, Partners Boost CSOs’ Skills for Transparent, Inclusive Budget
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of efforts to promote justice, accountability, and transparency in budget implementation, the Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJ&GP), with support from Christian Aid, has organised a…
Jigawa CS-SUNN Urges Increased Nutrition Budget to Save Children’s Lives
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa chapter of the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), supported by UNICEF, has called for an increased nutrition budget to save the lives of thousands…
Sen. Lalong presides over Joint Nass Committee budget defence for Agricultural Institutions, Colleges
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Senate and House Committees on Agricultural Institutions and Colleges have described as inadequate the 2025 budgetary allocation for the various Agricultural Institutions and Colleges in the country,…
Chairman House Committee on Labour Commends Danagundi on Budget Defence
Rep. Adegboyega Adefarati, the Chairman, House Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity has commended the Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Dr Baffa Babba Danagundi over a successful budget defence. The…
Adamawa Governor presents N486,318,047,600 budget proposal for 2025 fiscal year
From Umar Dankano, Yola Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has presented a budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year to the tune of N486,218,047,600. before the state legislature. Making the…
2025 Budget: CHRICED Seeks Implementation of Kano Free Maternal, Child Healthcare Law
The Resources Center for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called on the Kano State House of Assembly to implement the free maternal and child healthcare law 2023 in the state….
Gov. Zulum Presents N584.76 Billion 2025 Budget With focus on Health, Education
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has unveiled the 2025 Budget, titled the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total of ₦584.76 billion aimed at…
2025 Budget: Governor Mutfwang presents ₦471 Billion Budget For Economic Growth And Sustainable development
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has presented the 2025 Budget Estimate of ₦471,134,093,541 to the Plateau State House of Assembly for deliberation and approval. Tagged the…
Gov. Buni Presents 2025 Budget of N320.8 Billion to Yobe State Assembly
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has presented a proposed 2025 budget of N320.8 billion to the State Assembly, with a focus on education, healthcare, infrastructure,…
Zulum requests N61b addition to the 2024 budget, wants roads, bridges reconstructed
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has requested the State House of Assembly for an additional N61b to the initial N358.7b total budget size which was signed…
Civil society Urges Gombe Gov’t to Increase Budgetary allocation for Nutrition
From Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe Gombe state government has been called upon by the civil society -scaling up nutrition in Nigeria CS-SUNN to increase budgetary allocation for Nutrition against 15 per cent national…
FEMNET Organises 3 Days Dialogue With NGOs, Media and FG’s Stakeholders
From Muhammad Suleiman Yobe The FEMNET or African Women’s Development and Communication Network has organized a three days training and dialogue among media, non government organizations and government stakeholder on Gender-responsive budget…
Kano: Inside Rimin Gado Where Contaminated Water Raises Questions on Budgetary Allocations
By Mustapha Salisu In this report, Mustapha Salisu aims to X-ray and unveil Kano State’s Budget accountability and transparency on the utilization of Epidemic Preparedness and Response Funds (EPR) in relations to…