Governor Ahmed Aliyu: The Determined Reformer Rewriting Sokoto State’s Story.
By Emmanuel Ado Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has fundamentally proven that true leadership is not measured by rhetoric, but by bold, clear, and purposeful decisions that profoundly transform the lives of the people, whose welfare and security remain the ultimate purpose of government. The governor has amply demonstrated this through the impactful policies […]
Governor Agbu Kefas Presents ₦650.6bn 2026 Budget to Taraba Assembly
By Peter Jatau — Emphasis on Roads, Infrastructure as Capital Spending Takes 70% Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Monday presented a ₦650.6 billion budget estimate for the 2026 fiscal year to the Taraba State House of Assembly, reaffirming his administration’s focus on infrastructure, security, and human capital development. The proposed budget, titled “Budget […]
Kaduna State 2026 Budget Preparation: What You Need to Know.
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje As Kaduna State sets its sights on the 2026 fiscal year, the government has officially launched the budget preparation process with the release of its Multi-Year Budget Call Circular. This marks a crucial phase in determining how public resources will be allocated to drive development priorities. The Planning and Budget Commission, […]
Kaduna Leads Nigeria’s Infrastructure Transparency Drive with World-Class Open Contracting Portal.
By Ehis Agbon Kaduna State has taken a major leap in its journey toward transparency and accountability with the validation of a new digital platform that promises to revolutionize the monitoring of public infrastructure projects. At a high-level workshop held recently in Kaduna, stakeholders from government agencies, civil society, the private sector, and the media […]
REPS GRILL LIVESTOCK MINISTER OVER NON-UTILIZATION OF ₦10BN TAKE-OFF GRANT
By Peter Jatau Abuja, Nigeria – June 6, 2025 – The House of Representatives Committee on Non-Utilization of Take-off Grants and Bailout Fund Interventions has grilled the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, over the ministry’s failure to utilize a ₦10 billion take-off grant allocated for 2025. At a hearing chaired by Hon. […]
Kaduna State: Tracking Climate Change-related 2025 Capital Budget Expenditures
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje The Kaduna State government introduced climate budget tagging in its 2025 budget. A total of N113.33 billion (14.3% of the State’s total budget) was allocated to climate change related expenditure. Out of which, climate change mitigation got N59.86 billion and N53.47 billion going to adaptation. The Civic Impact For Sustainable Development […]
Kaduna State LGA 2022 Budget Performance Tracking: Budget Offices to Get More Working Tools – Commissioner
… As Local Government Accountability Mechanism highlights importance of CDC in the Budget Cycle The Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Local Government Affairs Kaduna state, Hajia Umma K Ahmed, has reinstated the importance of adequate working tools for workers in the Budget offices in all the Local Government Areas in the state. The Commissioner stated this […]
WHY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
By Yusuf Goje The BudgIT State of States Report for 2021 projected that Kaduna State needs to create 277,773 jobs annually over the next four years. This is in order to drastically reduce the unemployment and underemployment combined rate of 67%.
KADUNA STATE: PRIORITIZING EXPENDITURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE OVER HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
According to the Kaduna State 2020 Auditor-General report, the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA) spent about 33.5 billion under capital expenditure within the period. Township roads got the highest actual expenditure of 28.0 billion under the agency. Similarly, the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure spent about N12.2 billion. This put together is about N45.7 billion, […]