Nigeria has failed the minimum fiscal transparency requirements for the second conse cutive year, with the U.S Department of State saying the country made no significant progress in improving its financial management and opening up its public finances in 2025.
FILE: President Tinubu presents 2026 budget to a joint session of the national assembly
***Budget figures do not add up; audit office not independent — State Departmentl
***Says national budget vague on govt. revenue, expenditurel
***Budget implementation unclear, vague – BudgIT
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Nkiruka Nnorom
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