By NJORIGE LYNUS PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved a sharp increase in the budget of the Code of Conduct Bureau from about ₦3 billion to nearly ₦20 billion, in a move aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s asset declaration and verification system. The Chairman of the bureau, Dr Abubakar Bello, disclosed the development in Abuja, describing it […]
By OBIOMA TORI ECONOMIC stakeholders in Abuja have raised alarm over delays in the preparation and presentation of Nigeria’s 2026 budget, describing the current budgeting system as inconsistent and fiscally disruptive. As 2025 draws to a close, the Federal Government has yet to submit the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday presented a ₦1.664 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year to the Delta State House of Assembly, underscoring a robust 70 per cent allocation to capital expenditure aimed at accelerating infrastructure, socio-economic development, and human capital growth. The budget, christened “Budget of Accelerating the MORE […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday presented a ₦1.664 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the Delta State House of Assembly, describing it as a strategic blueprint to fast-track development across the state. The proposed spending plan represents a ₦685 billion increase—a 70 per cent rise over the 2025 […]
By IKE UZOR-NZUBECHI ANAMBRA State Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on Tuesday presented a ₦757 billion proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, reflecting a 24.1% increase from 2025 and signaling a push for faster development and project delivery. Tagged “Changing Gears 3.0: Solution Continues,” the budget sets recurrent expenditure at ₦162.6 billion and […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE GOVERNOR Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State on Tuesday presented a ₦884.868 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, outlining plans to accelerate development across the state. Of the total budget, recurrent expenditure accounts for ₦135.376 billion (15.3%), while capital spending dominates with ₦749.492 billion (84.7%). […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM A new report by BudgIT, a leading civic tech non-profit, has revealed that only seven Nigerian states implemented more than 80% of their health budgets in 2024, despite significant increases in government revenues. According to the 2025 State of States Report, themed “A Decade of Subnational Fiscal Analysis,” only […]