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BudgIT Questions Ocean & Marine Institute’s Unusual Budget Allocations
Nigerians, just when you think you’ve seen everything!
The Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (@NiomrLagos) has been allocated over N5 billion for road construction. Additionally, it plans to spend N1.5 billion on streetlights and over N300 million on distributing tricycles and motorcycles.
What does ocean and marine research have to do with building roads and distributing tricycles?
SHareChad Military Base Attack Claims Over 40 Soldiers’ Lives At least 40 soldiers from Chad have been killed following an attack on their military base on Sunday evening, according to the presidency. President Mahamat Déby has launched a counter-operation to track down those responsible. The attack occurred on Barkaram Island, a region that was […]
SHareWike Champions Local Government Autonomy, Stresses Accountability Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), expressed his strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s push for local government autonomy during an event on Monday. He made the remarks while inaugurating the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and related infrastructure in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, […]
SHareNIGERIA AND GERMANY SIGN AGREEMENT TO ACCELERATE SIEMENS POWER PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday evening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, witnessed the signing of an accelerated performance agreement aimed at expediting the implementation of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) to improve electricity supply in Nigeria. The agreement, consummated […]