Government Spending

15 November 2022

How Nigeria’s Excessive Debt Burden Affects the Citizens’ Welfare

Excessive national debt is one of the main threats to a country and all its citizens. The implication of excessive national debt might not be apparent […]
30 August 2022

YMonitor: Cross River residents score LGs low in performance survey

…call for better local governance Residents of Cross River State have expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s local government administrations, scoring the administrators low in social, economic, […]
9 August 2022

The inherent corruption in Constituency Projects in Nigeria

Since the transition to democratic government in 1999, trillions of public funds have been allocated to Constituency Projects as recommended by Lawmakers in the legislative arm […]
16 July 2022

Corruption and the failure of Nigeria’s Anti-graft Wars

Since returning to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has been plagued with myriad issues, which include Insecurity, dilapidated infrastructure, and epileptic electricity; corruption takes the crown among […]
8 July 2022

YMonitor sets to assess Local Government performance in Cross Rivers

Grassroots development plays a very significant role in the nation’s Advancement. In an attempt to Foster such development, YMonitor has launched another edition of its Local […]
6 May 2022

Major Abandoned Projects in Nigeria

In August 2021, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors estimated over 56,000 abandoned and uncompleted projects in Nigeria at N12 trillion. In today’s #YMonitorSpotlight, we spotlight […]
6 April 2022

How Much Is Nigeria’s Total Debt?

With the reduced inflows and weak revenue-generating profile of the country, there are concerns that further indebtedness by the government may be unsustainable and could lead […]
31 January 2022

Nigeria’s Corruption Perception Index Rating (2013 – 2021)

Although the present administration prides itself as being heavy in the war against corruption, Nigeria’s ranking on the Corruption Perception Index has continues to worsen with […]
14 January 2022

Nigeria’s Projected Borrowing for 2022 – 2024

Despite warning by economic experts on the implications of Nigeria’s increasing debt profile, the federal government continues to rely on borrowing in financing its expenditures. And […]