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Editor July 15, 2017

[The Activism Blog] SaharaReporters Civic Lab vs BudgIT Civic Hive?

Okay, so that headline was some weird form of click bait because we certainly don't think this is a versus situation. And there is absolutely no evident competition between them.…

Editor July 15, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Civic Hive, BudgIT’s sexy new project will now be launched 29 July

So, obviously you already know that BudgIT is Nigeria's sexiest civil society organisation. Let's not even argue about that. Local and global audiences agree. So it's not a surprise it's…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 13, 2017

US partners BudgIT, religious leaders to fight corruption

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria in collaboration with BudgIT, on Wednesday launched #ReportYourselfNG, a web-based platform that engages citizens to fight corruption in Nigeria. This anti-corruption initiative,…

Azeez May 12, 2017

Democracy wins yet again! – EiE Nigeria & BudgIT commend the National Assembly for opening their budget

BudgIT and EiE Nigeria wish to commend the leadership of the National Assembly for releasing the breakdown of their 2017 budget. The #OpenNASS campaign, a four-year extensive advocacy campaign finally…

Oludolapo Adelana March 16, 2017

BudgIT, EiE commend Supreme Court on transparency, demand #OpenNASS

by Dolapo Adelana Advocacy organisations, BudgIT and Enough is Enough (EiE) have commended the Supreme Court form making details of its budget expenditure public. This is contained in a statement…

Tolu March 10, 2017

BudgIT calls on journalists to apply for its six-month Civic-Tech Media Fellowship

Public finance-focused civic-tech organization BudgIT is announcing a six-month, highly competitive Civic-Tech Media Fellowship designed to support six (6) journalists interested in covering human-angle stories. The fellowship will include training…

Azeez February 22, 2017

336 soldiers, 5,929 Boko Haram insurgents killed in 7 years – Report

by Azeez Adeniyi Civic organization, BudgIT has said 5929 Boko Haram members and about 336 soldiers have been killed between 2009 to 2016 due to the insurgency in the North…

Tolu February 20, 2017

BudgIT CEO, Oluseun Onigbinde, to speak at Chatham House

Nigeria’s leading transparency advocate and co-founder of BudgIT, Oluseun Onigbinde, will speak at renowned United Kingdom based think tank, Chatham House, on “Accountability through Innovation: How Transparency can strengthen governance”.…

Editor February 7, 2017

YNaija Analysis: Nigeria’s Office of the Citizen is alive and active

When in the wake of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State in 2014 by Boko Haram, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman and other women…

Oludolapo Adelana February 5, 2017

Omojuwa queries FG’s N28.3m budget for newspapers

Social commentator Japheth Omojuwa has queried the Federal government's budget of N28.3m for the purchase of newspapers in the 2017 budget. In a post on his Instagram page on Sunday,…

Azeez January 30, 2017

Release project details of capital releases, BudgIT tells FG

BudgIT has demanded that the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing release information on the projects currently being implemented and the actual cost released for each project. In a…

Joachim MacEbong November 14, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Jigawa’s mosques and misplaced priorities

The recent announcement by the Jigawa state government that it has opened bidding for the construction of ninety mosques in the state, is the latest example of the wasteful spending…

Mazi Emeka October 17, 2016

#Impact365: Connecting people to job opportunities | How Dele Bakare of findworka makes it happen

Dele Bakare is the lead technologist at financial advocacy group, BudgIT. He is Chief Executive of findworka, an online place for services and also the co-founder of JobsinNigeria. In this…

Mazi Emeka October 7, 2016

#Impact365: Fusing tech with social good | Here’s how Joseph Agunbiade does it

by Usman Alabi Joseph Agunbiade is the co-founder and Head of Technology at BudgIT, a civic startup that is moulding conversation around government budget. He is also the founder of…

Op-ed Editor October 6, 2016

The Thread: ‘If Nigeria drills ONE barrel of oil, NASS gets N115 billion’

BudgIT Nigeria - the civic organisation set up to simplify budgets and data for the benefit of Nigerians - is on a mission to ensure accountability amongst elected public officers. At…

Isime Esene September 28, 2016

House of Assembly principal officers need to step down now – EiE Nigeria

Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to instituting a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship, has called on…

Tamilore Oshodi September 1, 2016

Technology might just be solving some of Nigeria’s problems through these 7 mobile apps

With the new digital age, comes groundbreaking innovation. Technology is that particular area that has been sculpted well over time to solve life’s matters and issues. In regards to Nigeria,…

Isime Esene August 17, 2016

Mary Olushoga: NGO Regulatory Bill – Why the Nigerian government has it all wrong again

by Mary Olushoga When has the Nigerian government ever gotten anything right? BudgIT a civic technology company focused on promoting good governance in Nigeria by simplifying the government’s budget, made…

Mazi Emeka August 15, 2016

Interview: How BudgIT is bringing down the walls

In four years, BudgIT has revolutionized the Nigerian public data and budgeting system with easily accessible creatives such as infographics, Apps, interactive website, social media. BudgIT has stimulated public interest…

Isime Esene August 3, 2016

Seun Onigbinde, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Olumide Makanjuola… See the #YNaijaPowerList2016 for Advocacy

Advocacy work is hard tasking, unsexy and incredibly frustrating. But the results yielded are extremely rewarding and can make the world a better place. The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year,…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 3, 2016

The RED Report: How to build digital content that holds no prisoners – call this a Masterclass

Last week, we discussed the changing realities in the consumer marketplace and how engaging with the various sub-sets of the market has evolved from that which existed years ago. We…

Isime Esene July 30, 2016

#Yabacon is a terrible, useless, no good name – but that’s beside the point

All week, YNaija has run stories looking at the growth of the Yaba technology ecosystem. Find them here, here, here and here. By any measure, especially given its starting point…

Mazi Emeka July 26, 2016

We explored the evolution of #Yabacon in this 2-minute video

In less than five years, Yaba, a Lagos suburb has evolved to become one of the leading technology clusters in Africa, and home to a majority of Nigeria's prominent tech companies.…

Mazi Emeka July 25, 2016

Kaduna state releases 2016 proposed LGAs budget

Kaduna State Government has released the proposed budgets of all its 23 Local Government Areas, raising the bar of transparency at the local government councils. This is the first time…

Oreoluwa Peters June 20, 2016

Waheed Olagunju, Toni Kan, Sisi Yemmie others to speak on the use of technology for growing businesses at SME Connect Series 2.0

Are you a Nigerian based micro or small business owner or aspiring entrepreneur that wants to learn how to leverage on the internet and technology to grow your business? If…

Op-Ed Editor June 19, 2016

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