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14 January 2022

Nigeria’s Proposed and Approved National Budget Comparison (2015 – Date)

While there have been concerns over increase by the National Assembly of proposed budget figures, the recently signed 2022 Appropriation Bill wasn’t an exception. The initial […]

7 January 2022

Breakdown of the 2022 Appropriation Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, 31st December 2021 signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law. According to the budget passed by the National Assembly in December, […]

17 December 2021

Child Rights Act Monitor: See Updated List of States without Child Protection Laws in Nigeria

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was in 1989, adopted by countries of the world, and a regional equivalent followed in 1990; in form […]

10 December 2021

#AccountabilityWatch: What are the federal and state governments doing about the plight of children?

The last two weeks will most likely pass off as the most difficult for Nigeria’s young population in recent times. In the period under review, there’s […]

3 December 2021

#TransparencyWatch: Nigeria’s subsidy removal quagmire and the imperative for sustainable policies

Over the years, putting an end to the payment of petrol subsidies has been a conundrum for the Nigerian government. The federal government is trapped […]

2 December 2021

#MatterArising: The Lagos State Government’s Whitepaper on the JPI Report

It’s about two days since the Lagos State Government released a Whitepaper on the report of the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Restitution For Victims Of […]

10 November 2021

The Anambra Governorship Election: Matters Arising

Residents of Nigeria’s South East state of Anambra can finally heave a sigh of relief with the conclusion of the Governorship Election on Tuesday. Held on […]

5 November 2021

The Anambra 2021 Governorship Election: A Fact File

In democratic states all over the world, elections represent a watershed. This is on the premise that such exercises are generally accepted as the legitimate instrument […]

4 August 2021

YMonitor Quarterly Show: The Nigerian Economic Framework: Beyond a fix?

The YMonitor Quarterly show for this quarter examined issues around the nation’s economy and the right policy frameworks to fix the economic crisis. With the 2016 […]