Defence budget increases by 134.8 per cent in five years, yet Nigerians remain unsafe
Nigeria’s defence budget has risen by 134.80 per cent in five years, a review of the budget documents of the ministry of defence has revealed.
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Imbalanced Scales: Nigeria’s High Budgetary Allocation to Defence Over 6 years is Consistently, Heavily Recurrent
The defence budget has come under scrutiny over the last few years, especially as the state of insecurity in the country has continued to worsen. Banditry, kidnappings and sectoral violence combined with the decade-long war against Boko Haram has put the country on the map as an extreme travel security risk.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence budgets more for Owambe than Research and Development
Nigeria accords the same regard for Cleaning as it does Research and Development. This is true for the Ministry of Defence who allocated ₦32.9m for Cleaning and Fumigation; earmarking ₦35.6m for Research & Development. This, however, pales in comparison to the importance the ministry placed on partying. Coming in at almost three times the sum, “owambe funds” stood at ₦80m.