During the COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria, the ministry of water resources awarded contracts worth N1.02 billion to ninety (90) inactive and twelve (12) unregistered companies, according to an investigation conducted by Dataphyte.
More than four months after submitting an audit report on COVID-19 spending in Nigeria, the National Assembly and Auditor-General concealed the details.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) wrote off debts incurred by its subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), raising questions about fiscal prudence and commitment to the Extractive Initiative Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards.
“Eleven Nigerian States have a high risk of exposure to the deadly virus, according to Nigeria COVID-19 Exposure Risk Profile. The states include Ebonyi, Ondo, Sokoto, Ekiti, Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Kwara, Lagos, Kano, and Rivers.“
“the absence of description of the purpose of funds released to MDAs makes it difficult to establish accountable expenditure.”
About 40% of Nigerians are already nursing mistrust about the COVID-19 vaccine and won’t take drugs;
In 2020, Dataphyte looks at the numbers that matter in the country, human interest stories, special reports, and investigations. Our stories covered health, education, agriculture, security, and the extractive sector.
Drawbacks to the National Malaria Elimination Programme denote a policy implementation problem, experts note. Besides implementation challenges, the health sector suffers from capacity development problems and infrastructural deficits. Experts urge deliberateness in policy execution.
An indigenous tech outfit, MyKab is fighting back Uber and Bolt for market share.
Men are three times more likely to own property or land. And for the 11% of women that do, 59% cede authority on all household decision making to male partners.
The ratio of female to male labour force participation is alarming. To achieve sustainable goals, equal representation of women in leadership positions is crucial.
Nigerian lawmakers kick off work on the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Despite many criticising MDAs for fund mismanagement, the government remains aloof, ignoring recommendations from the Auditor-General.
The task ahead is enormous for Nigerian banker and AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina;
Five subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have denied the Federal Government (FG) multi-billion naira in taxes, according to Dataphyte’s analysis. The analysis of the financial statements showed that Integrated Data Services Limited, Duke Oil Company Inc, Wheel Insurance Limited, N-Gas Limited, and National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) failed to make tax payments to the government.
