Kaduna CSOs move to track 2020 Budget implementation
An elaborate template for budget tracking and monitoring of the 2020 budget – with special emphasis on procurement status, level of compliance, budget source documents and payments – have been put in place to identify bureaucratic bottlenecks, militating against optimum budget implementation in Kaduna state. This renewed impetus of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), was […]
Atinuke: The Chief Whip that needs to be whipped!
It was Abraham Lincoln that said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” The late literary giant Achebe had also attributed the problem of Nigeria to squarely that of leadership. Yes! These statements are ever true. I was in my house in London on […]
ASUU Strike: Lecturers meet Nigerian govt delegation
…govt reaches agreement with lecturers on IPPIS The Nigerian government has reached an interim agreement with striking university lecturers to integrate the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The IPPIS is the government’s accountability software that has been made compulsory for all public institutions, mainly for personnel […]
THE NETHERLANDS CONSULATE-GENERAL RECIEVES THE VOICE2REP TOP 10 FINALIST AT THE LAGOS EMBASSY.
The Voice2Rep campaign which is supported by the Netherlands embassy, Luminate, Chocolate City and Don’t Drop the Mic is aimed at birthing the next Nigerian music stars who support greater representation, participation and accountability across Nigeria by developing socially conscious music for positive social change and to hold government to account had announced her top […]