President Bola Tinubu on January 1, 2024 signed the N28. 7 trillion appropriation bill into law as passed by the Nigerian Senate, increased by about 1.2 trillion Naira above the president's earlier submission.
The first half of the year is gone and indications are that the spending plan is having issues.
Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, shows that the country has recorded over 3.011 million barrels production shortfall in the first five months of the year, amounting to about N400 billion.
Civil society, BudgIT and Tracka have been publishing irregularities in the nation's budget and raising questions.
Dr Emeka Okengwu in this interview says the Federal Government is not alone in this as state governors are also operating systems with little to no checks and insists citizens are not doing enough.
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