2 w. ago NNL boss, Aluo, Lagos FA chairman, Liameed to grace Paddysco sports award

This year’s Paddysco Sports award is set to attract top football dignitaries that would include chairman of the Nigeria National League (NNL) and Executive Board Member of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) George Aluo and Lagos FA chairman Alhaji Gafar Liameed. This much was confirmed yesterday by organisers of the event billed for June 15 at […] The post NNL boss, Aluo, Lagos FA chairman, Liameed to grace Paddysco sports award appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS

Tribune Online 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS A recent report by BudgIT, a civic technology organisation, has raised grave concerns about the 2025 national budget. According to the organisation, upon close scrutiny, certain strange projects were found in the budget. The insertions, it claimed, were over 11,000 questionable projects worth N6.93 trillion. The projects, BudgIT said, undermine fiscal responsibility and the integrity […] 2025 budget: BudgIT’s allegation of N6.9trn insertions by NASS Tribune Online

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3 w. ago AHF partners FCT, Benue, Cross River States, donates sanitary pads to underserved communities

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has partnered with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benue, and Cross River States to provide sanitary pads to women and girls in underserved communities. The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, Mrs Edema Irom, disclosed this during an engagement with four secondary schools in […] The post AHF partners FCT, Benue, Cross River States, donates sanitary pads to underserved communities appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Outrage grows over ₦6.9trn constituency projects in 2025 budget, calls mount for transparency

Policy experts have expressed outrage over the N6.9 trillion allocated for constituency projects in Nigeria’s 2025 budget, describing it as read more Outrage grows over ₦6.9trn constituency projects in 2025 budget, calls mount for transparency

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3 w. ago Outrage As BudgIT Accuses Lawmakers Of ‘Padding’ 2025 Budget With N6.9trn Projects

In a startling revelation, BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation committed to budget transparency and accountability, has accused the National Assembly members of inserting N6.93 trillion worth of projects into the 2025 national budget without adequate justification or alignment with national priorities. The findings, detailed in an 18-page report released on Tuesday, indicated that federal lawmakers added […]

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4 w. ago Nigeria Now Reduced To Crime Scene, Fight Against Corruption Must Be Seen As Serious Business – Obi

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has charged Nigeria’s leader to take fight against corruption, misappropriation, and fiscal recklessness as a serious business. Speaking in a post shared via his X page on Wednesday, Obi noted that the country must cease to function as a crime scene and be repositioned for genuine […] The post Nigeria Now Reduced To Crime Scene, Fight Against Corruption Must Be Seen As Serious Business – Obi appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 w. ago N6.9trn Budget Padding: Nigeria Reduced To Crime Scene – Obi

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, said relentless corruption has reduced Nigeria to a crime scene. Obi, who stated this in reaction to the huge budget fraud uncovered by the BudgIT in the 2025 federal budget, said Nigeria has remained a relentless scene of corruption. BudgIT had revealed budget padding […]

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4 w. ago Alleged budget padding: Obi upraids corruption, says Nigeria now ‘crime scene’

Tribune Online Alleged budget padding: Obi upraids corruption, says Nigeria now ‘crime scene’ We must urgently and aggressively combat corruption, misappropriation, and fiscal recklessness in order to manage our resources effectively and efficiently, and invest in critical areas of development: health, education, and lifting our people out of... Alleged budget padding: Obi upraids corruption, says Nigeria now ‘crime scene’ Tribune Online

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4 w. ago NASS slammed for inserting 11,122 projects worth N6.9trn in 2025 budget

By Chinelo Obogo Civic Society Organisation, BudgIT Nigeria, has said that it has uncovered over 11,000 projects worth N6.93 trillion which were inserted by the National Assembly in the 2025 budget. In a statement published on its official X handle on Tuesday, the CSO said that what began as isolated irregularities has, over the years, […] The post NASS slammed for inserting 11,122 projects worth N6.9trn in 2025 budget appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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