California‘s bid to cap live event ticket resale prices at 10% above face value is dead for this legislative session. The California Senate Appropriations Committee held AB 1720 on its suspense file on Thursday (August 13), one day before the deadline for the state’s fiscal committees to report bills to the floor. A companion ticketing…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) disbursed a total of ₦402.8million on burial expenses for its commands and formations over a 14-month period, according to an analysis of payment records on Govspend, highlighting the financial toll that the country’s persistent security challenges continue to impose on the force. The expenditure, spread across eight separate payments between…
Meredith Heil // Shutterstock What school districts actually spend to replace a single school bus, and why the number keeps climbing If you ask your local school district board member how they buy buses, they’ll probably reply, “on a plan.” That plan is a budget that’s approved months before anyone submits a state bid or…
A Texas father’s decision to charge his 6-year-old daughter monthly “rent” has sparked a viral debate about whether early financial education crosses into being too strict. Michael Madden collects $3 for rent and $1 for utilities from his daughter Rose each month, money she earns through a chore-based allowance system. Every penny goes into savings…
A review of the Ekiti State Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) by SaharaReporters has revealed that the state government intends to spend N12.7 billion on cash transfer programmes between 2025 and 2027. The framework shows that N4.05 billion has been allocated for 2025, N4.2 billion for 2026, and N4.5 billion for the 2027 fiscal year. The…
The Federal Government has successfully negotiated the cost of the Iddo Bridge rehabilitation, reducing it from an initial N27 billion to N17 billion. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, made this known to journalists during an inspection of the bridge on Friday in Lagos. He said, “Julius Berger quoted, I think, N27 billion or…
While there have been calls for a reduction in public expenditures, the Ondo State budget for the 2025 fiscal year has raised eyebrows. A SaharaReporters’ review of the Ondo State budget performance document has shown that the Office of the Deputy Governor plans to spend N15million on two executive chairs and another N20 million on an executive table. This…
Technology company Leidos is pouring $10 million into a plan to use AI to detect and manage diseases. The company is working with the University of Pittsburgh’s Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE) on a five-year plan to develop AI-powered tools for faster detection of diseases, including heart disease and cancer, as well…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in the approved 2025 budget for the state plans to spend a sum of ₦10billion for the rehabilitation of Kwara Hotel. This comes despite ₦13 billion spent on the same project in 2024. Between October and December 2024 alone, the state spent ₦6.4 billion on the…
This development comes despite the fact that N2.2billion was spent on the same purpose in 2024, according to a review of documents published by the Kogi State government on its website. A SaharaReporters’ review of Kogi State’s 2025 approved budget has revealed that the Governor Usman Ododo-led state government plans to spend N3billion to remodel…
