Nigeria, being one of the world’s top gas producers[1], has initiated the “Decade of Gas” policy to utilize its vast natural gas resources for economic growth[2]. This policy, which started in 2021 and will span until 2030, aims to expand the production of natural gas and promote its diversified utilization, particularly in power generation, industrial […]
As part of our MacArthur Foundation funded project to strengthen public audit practices and accountability at the state level in Nigeria, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) is pleased to announce the selected Fellows of its inaugural Public Audit Media Fellowship Program (Cohort 1 & 2). PLSI recognizes that inadequate citizen participation in Nigerian public audit […]
Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan emphasizes five objectives including lifting 100 million citizens out of poverty, providing modern energy services to all, managing job losses from the oil sector, harmonizing all ETP initiatives and promoting fair, inclusive and equitable transition for the African continent. The Plan which is lacking in how technological, financial, and human resource […]
Without a doubt, climate change has sparked a domino effect, frequently impacting the critical sectors (extractive, industrial, health, and agriculture/food production) of economies worldwide. The Global South (Latin America, Africa, and most of Asia) according to research suffers most of the brunt and with no or underperforming governments, institutions, and critical sectors, countries that fall […]
Conspicuously, progress and development in human societies require the participation of men and women, boys and girls, and the marginalized groups in society. Gender equality is integral to human development, as aptly pointed out by Mahbub-ul Haq: “Development, if not engendered, is endangered”. Equally, economic growth, regardless of the approach adopted, has been amply demonstrated […]
Keynote Address Delivered by His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR Governor of Sokoto State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) At the public presentation of the 2022 Subnational Audit Efficacy (SAE) Index Report Abuja Continental Hotel, 1 Ladi Kwali Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja Wednesday 29th March 2022 Protocols I am happy […]
As external public sector oversight body, SAIs can play vital role in promoting and achieving gender equality and resolving the different challenges faced by men, women, and the marginalized group in the society. Given their mandates covering not only government spending but assessing effective implementations of government policies, the Supreme Audit Institutions SAIs occupies preeminent […]
Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in the last decades, countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Paraguay have designed and created electronic platforms that make information about procurement and government officials’ personal assets public. These electronic platforms have guaranteed an effective and transparent flow of public information, thereby empowering citizens to […]
Devastating events are occurring in many nations, making the effects of climate change clear and unrelenting worldwide. This is evidenced by, among other things, flooding, temperature rise, the expansion of the desert, difficulties with economic activity (agricultural), and biodiversity loss[1]. The effects are most severe in Africa, and it is likely that nothing will change—if […]
At PLSI, we believe public accountability is possible ONLY with a vigilant and involved citizenry. PLSI was founded and began operation in 2016 with focus on increasing civic participation in public audit and improving management of public finance in Nigeria. Having worked on federal revenue and expenditure issues for four years (2016 – 2020), we […]
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