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A Dataphyte review of Nigeria’s unemployment data between Q3 2018 and the recent Q4 2020, has shown that about four in every ten persons in the South Eastern part of Nigeria are unemployed.
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.
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A total of 158 agencies scheduled for software acquisition and update in the 2021 budget; The total amount stands at ₦24.6 billion; A centralized approach would see the government spending less on software and in the process unifying her administration for all MDAs; Moreover, given the government’s penchant for missing out on its reve
The State House has budgeted over ₦37bn for the repairs of residential and office buildings since 2016. And despite the gripping recession, the 2021 budget for Aso Villa’s refurbishment stands at ₦11.04bn.
#2021Budget: Buratai’s Nigerian Army budgets ₦2.9 billion to Kit its Personnel
A vote against Security Votes, controversial allocation makes a return to an uncertain 2021 budget with only 40% debt financing. Recall, many reports had previously condemned these expenses on their secretive and excessive nature.
Despite pressures to debt financing, President Buhari’s Administration still budgets ₦16.79 billion worth of redundancies with invisible money. Already, the 2021 budget features a 20.9% increase from the previous revised 2020 budget. And projections have the country’s debt profile at ₦35 trillion in four years.
On today’s Numbers to Ponder, we review interesting developments on COVID-19 and the unending SARS. Elsewhere, Nigeria plans to borrow from Brazil to revitalise the Agricultural sector.
The 2021 Appropriation Bill: Debts, Excesses & Deductions
It seems budget defense is all the news. And why wouldn’t it? As Nigeria closes the chapters of an arduous 2020, all eyes are on the 2021 budget. Already we noted the budget’s reliance on borrowings and its economic implications. But perhaps what’s of moot are the misplaced priorities of some government workers, as evidenced by their expenditure. And in other news, we question the cost of trivialising healthcare, fatal.
