A SaharaReporters review of Lagos State’s 2025 approved budget has revealed that the government plans to spend more on lawmakers’ vehicles, House of Assembly renovations, and 40 50kVA generators than on erosion and flood control, even as widespread flooding continues to ravage the state. According to the budget, the Lagos State House of Assembly has…
A review of Borno State’s approved 2025 budget by SaharaReporters reveals that the Government House has allocated N1 billion for generator fuel in the upcoming fiscal year. This breaks down to approximately N83.3 million per month and N2.7 million daily, based on a 30-day month. Additionally, assuming fuel costs N1,000 per litre,…
A review of the 2025 proposed budget by SaharaReporters has shown that 44 ministries, departments and agencies sampled for this report plan to spend N14.205 billion on fuelling generators in the new year. According to the review, the State House headquarters plans to spend N1.989 billion on fuelling plants/generators. Further review shows that the National…
By Our Reporter Overview: The Allegations and Their Origin A storm of allegations involving fraud, conspiracy, and abuse of power has erupted in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. At the heart of the controversy is the sale of two unserviceable Matrac Caterpillar Generators, initially donated to the Ugep Community by…
The amount spent on each generator set was not included but the total for the three was put at N600million. A review of the Yobe State budget performance document has shown that Governor Mai Mala Buni spent N600 million on three generator sets between January and September 2024. This represents the first to third…
