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[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

🗣️ Fellow Nigerians,

If there’s one thing you should pay attention to today, it’s the 2026 budget.

₦68.32 trillion has been proposed. That’s public money. Our money.

Here’s the breakdown:
📌 ₦32.29tn — Capital projects
📌 ₦15.81tn — Debt servicing
📌 ₦15.43tn — Running government
📌 ₦4.79tn — Transfers to agencies

The government expects ₦36.87tn in revenue but plans to spend ₦68.32tn. Before the spending, these are the assumptions behind it:

📌 Oil production — 1.84m barrels per day
📌 Oil price — $64.85
📌 Exchange rate — ₦1,400/$
📌 GDP growth — 4.28%

The ₦31.45tn deficit will be covered by:
📌 ₦29.20tn — borrowing
📌 ₦2.05tn — external loans
📌 ₦189bn — asset sales

#2026BudgetNG #FollowTheMoney #AskQuestions

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Participants also examined practical ways to strengthen accountability, improve access to information on health financing, enhance community oversight, and ensure that citizens play a greater role in shaping healthcare services in their communities.

The meeting concluded with shared commitments to strengthen transparency, improve feedback systems, support community participation, and advance reforms that deliver better healthcare outcomes for Nigerians.

#Healthcare #GetInvolved

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

📸 Highlights from the National Stakeholders’ Meeting on the Social and Citizen Accountability for Primary Health Care Performance (SCAPP) Project in Abuja.

Convened by BudgIT and the Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC), the meeting brought together government representatives, health workers, civil society organisations, development partners, traditional and religious leaders, media practitioners, and community representatives to reflect on lessons from one year of SCAPP implementation across Kaduna State.

Thread!

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Over the past year, the SCAPP project has worked to strengthen accountability in primary healthcare through citizen feedback, community engagement, and stronger oversight of health facilities. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on progress made, challenges encountered, and the actions needed to strengthen primary healthcare systems.

Discussions explored the role of Ward Development Committees (WDCs), citizen feedback mechanisms, healthcare financing and transparency, community participation, and the persistent challenges affecting service delivery, including staffing shortages, infrastructure gaps, and medicine availability.

#Healthcare #GetInvolved

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

AI is already shaping how we work, learn, and solve problems. At BudgIT, we are making sure civic actors have the skills to confidently use it in their everyday work and communities.

Last week, we hosted the AI Clinic for Civic Impact in Kano, bringing together civil society actors, journalists, researchers, students, and civic tech enthusiasts for two days of learning and hands-on practice.

Participants explored how AI can be applied in practical, everyday ways across different areas of work, including:

📌 Understanding AI in simple, practical terms
📌 Using AI tools for research, advocacy, storytelling, and communication
📌 Writing clear prompts to improve the quality of AI outputs
📌 Automating routine tasks to save time and improve efficiency
📌 Applying AI to monitoring, evaluation, and learning
📌 Using AI responsibly and ethically in civic work

Across the sessions, participants worked through real examples, tested ideas, and explored how these tools can support their roles across civil society, media, academia, and civic technology.

We’re excited to see how they take these skills forward and apply them to strengthen their work and deepen impact in their communities.

#GetInvolved

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

🗣️Dear Nigerians,

If someone told you Nigeria pulled in $10.37bn in foreign capital in the first three months of 2026 (Q1 2026), you would probably ask what changed. Fair question.

The number is real. An 83% jump from Q1 last year (2025), when total inflows stood at $5.64bn.

The overall figure is only part of the story.

Almost all of the increase came from portfolio investment, the kind of money that comes in when the numbers look good and leaves when they don't. That category alone brought in $9.86bn, nearly 90% more than a year ago.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the kind that builds factories and creates jobs, rose just 7% to $135.08m. Other investments added $374.48m in Q1 2026.

So yes, more foreign money is coming into Nigeria. The money is here. Whether it stays is what matters.

#AskQuestion #DataofTheDay

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Quick question.

Who’s the first person that came to mind when you saw this post?

That’s probably your nominee.

6 days left to go.

Submit their name at https://t.co/3kAGAn7uha

#ACA2026 #ActiveCitizensAwards

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As discussions on constitutional amendments and security reforms continue, Open Alliance reiterates the need for evidence-based policymaking, inclusive dialogue, and strong accountability frameworks to ensure a policing system that is effective, transparent, and responsive to the needs of Nigerians.

#GetInvolved #AskQuestions

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

🗣️Open Alliance Calls for Accountability and Strong Governance Safeguards as Debate on State Policing Intensifies

Open Alliance, a coalition of civil society organisations, has called for greater attention to accountability, transparency, human rights protections, and citizen participation in ongoing conversations around the proposed devolution of policing in Nigeria.

PRESS STATEMENT

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[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Participants stressed that the effectiveness of any policing system depends not only on its structure but also on strong oversight institutions and safeguards for citizens’ rights. They emphasised that state police should not be seen as a standalone solution but part of broader reforms aimed at improving trust, service delivery, and legitimacy in policing.

#GetInvolved #AskQuestions

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In 2024, only 21 of Nigeria’s 36 states reported any local government internally generated revenue (IGR). According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), no figures were captured for the remaining 15.

Those 21 states accounted for N39.40 billion in total, with Bauchi on top at N7.50 billion and Imo at the bottom with just N72.15 million.

Lagos, which led the year before with N10.49 billion, did not appear on the 2024 list at all.

Local governments were granted financial autonomy in 2024. But if states still cannot account for what their councils generated under the old system, the harder question is whether autonomy will be any more transparent than what it replaced.

#GetInvolved #DataofTheDay

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

In 2024, only 21 of Nigeria’s 36 states reported any local government internally generated revenue (IGR). According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), no figures were captured for the remaining 15.

Those 21 states accounted for N39.40 billion in total, with Bauchi on top at N7.50 billion and Imo at the bottom with just N72.15 million.

Lagos, which led the year before with N10.49 billion, did not appear on the 2024 list at all.

Local governments were granted financial autonomy in 2024. But if states still cannot account for what their councils generated under the old system, the harder question is whether autonomy will be any more transparent than what it replaced.

#GetInvolved #DataofTheDay

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Africa owes $1.83 trillion, with debt servicing consuming about 18% of government revenues, while borrowing costs continue to climb.

Every dollar going to creditors is a dollar not going to schools, hospitals, or roads. That weight shows up in budgets, in businesses, and in the everyday lives of people across the continent.

Our Global Director @seunonigbinde will be joining a panel of experts to dig into what is really driving Africa's rising debt burden, what it costs the continent, and what better borrowing can actually look like.

📅 Thursday, June 11
⏰ 2PM (WAT)
📍 Zoom

If you care about Africa's fiscal future, this is a conversation you do not want to miss.

#GetInvolved

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

8 days left for Active Citizens Awards nominations.

That person or organisation doing the real work in your community, have you nominated them yet?

Don’t let them go unnoticed. Send in your nomination at https://t.co/3kAGAn7uha.

#ACA2026 #ActiveCitizensAwards

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

The future of energy is one of the biggest conversations of our time, and natural gas remains at the centre of it.

For some, it is a practical pathway to cleaner energy systems. For others, it raises concerns about emissions and long-term fossil fuel dependence.

What is your perspective? We’d like to hear from you: 👉https://t.co/GYY4TJUqpO

#GetInvolved

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Too often, people with disabilities are the last to be included, the last to be heard, and the last to be protected. But some people are making sure it doesn’t stay that way.

The Disability Rights category at the Active Citizens Awards ’26 is for them. For individuals and organisations working every day to defend rights, expand access, and build a Nigeria where no one is left behind.

Know someone doing this work? Nominate them before Sunday, June 14. 👉 https://t.co/F81AQhCyQF

#ActiveCitizensAwards #ACA2026

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

The conversation around climate change has been growing lately, but not everyone is at the same point with it.

Some people are still figuring it out, while others are already doing the work.

The Climate Change Activism category recognises individuals and organisations raising awareness, pushing conversations forward, and driving real responses to climate issues in practical ways.

Who is doing that work around you?

Nominate here: https://t.co/PkGeygfoVe

#ACA2026 #ActiveCitizensAwards

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

Only 10 days left until nominations close for the Active Citizens Awards and your favorite hero or organisation is still not on the list.

And before you say “I don’t even know how to nominate,” relax, we’ve sorted it.

Just follow our step by step guide and put their name forward for the impact they are making across communities.

Don’t keep that amazing work to yourself.

Go here: https://t.co/F81AQhCyQF before June 15, 2026.

#ACA2025 #ActiveCitizensAwards

[BudgIT Nigeria @BudgITng]

As a Nigerian, if you don’t have a voter’s card, get one.

CVR Phase 3 is ongoing.
This is your chance to get your PVC.

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

As a man, even if you don’t have money, have pride.