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Policy Dialogue on Climate Adaptation & Energy Accountability: Keynote Address by the Ag Auditor-General for the Federation of Nigeria

November 30, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE DIRECTOR OVERSEEING THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION DR. ONWUDILI ANDREW AT A ONE DAY DIALOGUE ORGANISED BY PARADIGM LEADERSHIP SUPPORT INITIATIVE AT REIZ CONTINENTAL HOTEL, ABUJA ON 29 NOVEMBER 2022.   TOPIC: AUDITING ADAPTATION & ENERGY TRANSITION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS: PROSPECTS & CHALLENGES FOR SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS […]

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Underfunding Nigeria’s Supreme Audit Institution: Systemic Instrument to Hinder Fight Against Corruption

November 4, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

The Executive through the Budget Office of the Federation had earlier slashed the 2023 budget of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation from N11.15 billion to N5.11 billion (45.8% reduction on the proposed budget). This includes slashing the personnel cost to N2.35 billion from the proposed N3.04 billion, N2.11 billion overhead cost as […]

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CLIMATE CHANGE: Threat or Opportunity?

November 1, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

Exploring the challenges facing the Nigeria energy mix, resource optimization, and environmental crisis Significant recent events impacting the ecosystem, environment, climate, and energy are all associated with climate change. The effects of climate change on various societal sectors are interconnected. Food production and human health can be harmed by drought. Flooding has the potential to […]

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ENERGY TRANSITION; The Nigerian Realities

October 17, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

The reality that the planet is going through some changes that are attributable to climate change is nothing new. Climate change has recently affected many parts of the world, with carbon dioxide accounting for 76% of all greenhouse gas emissions[1]. The ambition of the Energy Transition is to implement a long-term, sustainable global action-based strategy to […]

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Leveraging Public Accounts Committees to Improve Accountability at Subnational Level in Nigeria

June 27, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

There has been an increased public demand for transparency and accountability at the subnational level in Nigeria because of dwindling revenues occasioned by falling oil prices and outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in the early 2020. There has necessitated the need for Public Accounts Committees (PACs) at the subnational level to be responsive to this public […]

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Moving from Transparency to Accountability at Subnational Level in Nigeria

June 2, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

Transparency and accountability are twin concepts that are essential pillars of democratic governance in modern societies. Transparency is often and subtly intertwined with accountability, in governance but it is a tool for holding public officials accountable and fighting corruption as such, transparency is a “means” and not an “end” in itself. When a government’s meetings […]

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Governance Issues in Nigeria: Are Citizens Helpless?

May 30, 2022 By In BLOG No Comments

Like many countries in the world, Nigeria is a democratic state and democracy provides citizens with civic powers, rights, and corresponding obligations to influence government policies, activities and decisions. Governance issues in Nigeria have not been fair to a common man as citizens in different parts of the country grapple with enormous challenges facing the […]

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Public Accounts Committee – A Democratic Instrument to Preventing Corruption in Nigeria

April 16, 2021 By In BLOG No Comments

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a Committee set up in the Parliament to hold government Institutions accountable for use of Public funds and resources, by examining all related financial documents including reports submitted by the Auditor-General. In 1999 the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association recognized the role played by Committees in parliamentary oversight and commissioned a study […]

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PRESS RELEASE: PLSI and Other CSOs Call on President Buhari to Sign Audit Bill into Law

July 25, 2019 By In BLOG No Comments

Thursday, July 25, 2019 Abuja, Nigeria.   PRESS RELEASE ON THE STATE OF FEDERAL AUDIT SERVICE COMMISSION BILL CURRENTLY WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI FOR ASSENT   Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) and other Civil Society Organizations call on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Federal Audit Service Commission Bill to help fight corruption in […]

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PRESS RELEASE: State Of Federal Audit Service Commission Bill 2018 Currently At The National Assembly

July 25, 2018 By In BLOG No Comments

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria.     PRESS RELEASE ON THE STATE OF FEDERAL AUDIT SERVICE COMMISSION BILL 2018 CURRENTLY AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY   Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), BudgIT Foundation and Connected Development (CODE) calls on the National Assembly to conclude legislative activities on the new Federal Audit Service Commission Bill and […]

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