…stood at N2.56bn in the 2022 Appropriation Amendment and the same amount in the 2023 Appropriation Act. The allocation rose to N4.86bn in the 2024 Executive Proposal, N11.57bn in the 2025 Appropriation Act and N15.56bn in the 2026 Appropriation Bill. The five figures amount to N37,103,707,547, or approximately N37.10bn…

…dealing with a legitimate federal institution.The agency was also listed in the 2026 Appropriation Act with a N1.3 billion allocation, although Adeyemi later denied preparing the budget. Adeyemi has denied wrongdoing and maintained that his appointment was legitimate. He is facing an eight-count charge bordering on for…

…budgets of 36 states and the FCT. President Bola Tinubu signed Nigeria’s N68.32tn 2026 Appropriation Act into law on 17th April 2026. This means the combined budgets of 36 states and the FCT are lower than the Federal Government’s budget by N28.32tn in 2026. Analysts argue that states ought to commit more budgets than…

…secure office accommodation within the Federal Secretariat and appear in the 2026 Appropriation Act with an allocation exceeding N1.3bn.” While commending the committee for investigating Adeyemi, Rafsanjani said all other persons whose names featured materially in the controversy should also be allowed to appear before…

…The group also condemned what it described as the recurring failure to fully implement Appropriation Acts, insisting that budgets passed by the National Assembly were binding laws and not optional policy documents. It noted that repeated budget rollovers and delayed capital releases had weakened legislative oversight a…

…a separate probe into how the fictitious agency secured a N1.3bn allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

…Promotion Councilc) and the N1.3 billion allocated to the council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.A Lagos businessman claims he paid N400 million linked to the PFIPC controversy. Photo >He said he first encountered Adeniyi Adeyemi in December 2024, when cintroduced himself as the director-general of both the PFIPC and th…

…Assembly constituency projects duly captured in the federal government’s approved 2026 Appropriation Act. TCN said it neither requested nor initiated the projects, adding that they were inserted into its capital budget by the National Assembly. “TCN did not initiate or request these projects. They were included in TCN’…

…Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budgetary allocation of N1.32bn in the 2026 Appropriation Act. Chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, said Adeyemi’s appearance had become necessary because of the gravity of the allegations and the institutions involved. “This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to app…

…new budgeting frameworks; it needs political will. It needs a government that treats the Appropriation Act as binding law rather than a suggestion. It needs transparency in how FAAC allocations are distributed, why ?1.7 trillion was reportedly retained from the Federation Account, and where the money actually goes. It…

…N22.15 billion allocation for the construction and renovation of 106 palaces in the 2026 Appropriation Act as unconstitutional, accusing President Bola Tinubu of attempting to assume powers not granted by the Nigerian Constitution. The position was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Atiku's Senior Special A…

…serve as Director-General, had no legal basis despite reportedly appearing in the 2025 Appropriation Act. The controversy escalated after allegations of forgery, impersonation and conspiracy were levelled against Adeyemi, allegations he has denied. The Federal High Court in Abuja is handling criminal proceedings arisin…

…on transparency in Nigeria's democratic history.The Service-Wide Vote in the 2026 Appropriation Act ballooned from ₦638 billion to ₦12.8 trillion, a near 1,918% rise in one year.Atiku demanded the National Assembly launch a line-by-line investigation into the allocations and asked who the workers earning ₦2.19 trillion…

…of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act. This comes amid fresh criticism over the exclusion of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the list of invited witnesses. The inauguration and public hearing will take place at the National Assembly…

Nigeria’s fiscal deficit under the 2026 Appropriation Act has exceeded the limit prescribed by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, according to a new report by the civic technology organisation, BudgIT. In its latest report titled Federal Government Approved Budget Analysis 2026, the organisation said the approved budget pr…

…National Assembly (NASS) immediately conduct a comprehensive forensic review of the 2026 Appropriation Act, following revelations of over ₦210 billion in overlapping and duplicated allocations in the budget. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the revelation…

…Federal Secretariat, and even secure a substantial ₦1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.Such extensive operations indicate either active official collaboration or a severe, systemic breakdown of oversight across multiple federal institutions. Consequently, he maintained that the executive branch cannot…

…how the 'fictitious' agency bypassed rigorous checks to secure N1.3 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act, the Senate blocked an attempt to launch a parallel legislative inquiry, choosing instead to await the outcome of the executive-led anti-graft probe. The development has triggered fierce political fireworks, with f…

…that while the council has a budgetary allocation, the existence of a provision in the Appropriation Act didn't automatically translate into the release of funds. Mokwa also dismissed claims that salaries had been paid to staff of the council, explaining that federal agencies could not recruit personnel or process sala…

…that no public funds have been released to the body despite its allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The Director of Information and Public Relations at the OAGF, Mr. Bawa Mokwa, told Vanguard on Monday that the account-opening process initiated by Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew was not completed because the names…

…Assembly. He said Federal Government spending was undertaken through duly enacted Appropriation Acts, Supplementary Appropriation Acts and other statutory authorities approved by the National Assembly. The minister added that multi-year capital projects implemented across different budget cycles and approved capital ro…

…Economic Advisory Council was allocated over ₦1.3 billion [₦1,302,978,784] in the 2026 Appropriation Act." "However, the Presidency has publicly denied that the body exists. In a statement issued on 1 July 2026, the Presidency stated that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)/Presidential Econ…

…invoice charges from 18 categories to six, secured statutory funding through the 2025 Appropriation Act for the first time since 1978, advanced the implementation of the National Single Window Project and the International Cargo Tracking Note, deployed an Enterprise Content Management System and introduced a leadership…

…₦1 billion was allocated to an entity bearing the same or a similar name in the 2026 Appropriation Act have created concerns that deserve clear answers. “This controversy cannot simply be dismissed as the misconduct of one individual,” the statement said. “Nigerians are entitled to know: If the council never existed, h…

…the settlement was granted in August 2025, with funds later provided through the 2026 Appropriation Act.