by Omoleye Omoruyi The National Assembly, on Tuesday, published the details of the NASS 2017 budget. The National Assembly had previously published a rough draft of the said budget, before the passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill. Below are the details of the budget in documents as published on Twitter: Document 1 Document 2 Document 3 Document... Read More

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May 12, 2017

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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 hits a milestone on its key demand which is to make public the budget of the people’s representatives and other institutions covered in the National... Read More

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May 11, 2017

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The Thread: “Promise Kept” “Won’t God do it” | Nigerians react to #Open NASS

It’s official: NASS is open. We said we will, and we did.#OpenNASS = #PromiseKept — Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 11, 2017 #OpenNASS1 of 3 down. Summary of @nassnigeria #2017budget @bukolasaraki is indeed committed to transparency and accountability. pic.twitter.com/lLuC839Ome — ‘Demola Adeyeye (@AAAdeyeye) May 11, 2017 Actually, partially open until we see the 33-page... Read More

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April 14, 2017

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#OpenNASS: Over 7,000 Nigerians demand that the breakdown of the National Assembly Budget be made public

“There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, and there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.” – Joseph Pulitzer You will recall that our #OpenNASS advocacy and demands over the past 4 years for an open and transparent National Assembly... Read More

76 percent of Nigerians actively support open government policies | EiE releases report on political inclusion

The OpenNASS Project is an advocacy campaign aimed at tackling the major disconnect between the elected representatives and the general voting population outside of the electoral process by providing both voter education and a communication platform to help voters reach their representative and demand the ‘dividends of democracy’ – education, health care, shelter, water, power,... Read More

YNaija Editorial: It is time for Yakubu Dogara to resign

Since July 21st, Abdulmumin Jibrin has taken on the leadership of the House of Representatives single-handedly by exposing their abuse of budget process. His allegations are serious. Jibrin accuses the House leadership of budget padding: altering the budget after it had been passed by their colleagues and prior to submitting it to the President, without... Read More

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