Nigeria’s Debt Crisis: How did we get here?
Government debt in Nigeria represents the total amount of money that a government (federal or state) is obligated to repay its lenders, both…
Headlines
BudgIT Data Fest 2025
BudgIT Data Fest 2025 is a pioneering, citizen-focused hackathon designed to demystify the federal government budget and foster deeper public engagement with fiscal…
Bimi Unveiled: A New Era of AI-Driven Governance and Open Data in Nigeria
Nigeria’s civic tech landscape marked a significant milestone with the launch of Bimi, an AI-powered chatbot developed by BudgIT to democratise access to…
How BudgIT’s Bimi is Simplifying and Expanding Access to Public Finance
As a child, I had countless political questions but no answers simply because public information was out of reach. I often wondered…
Inside BudgIT
We Are Hiring – Digital Designer
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR CREATIVE DESIGNER Job Title: Digital Designer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Department: Media, Communications and Creatives Length of contract: Indefinite Role Type: National…
Call for Application: Consultant
Request For Applications (RFA) & Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consultant to Produce Comprehensive Policy Manual on Capital Projects Tracking for Federal &…
We are Hiring – Account Officer
We are Hiring – Account Officer Job Title: Account Officer Location: Lagos, Nigeria Department: Finance Length of contract: Indefinite Role Type: National Travel…
We are Hiring – Senior Program officer, Senegal
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (Bilingual FR-ENG) Job Title: Senior Program Officer Location: Dakar, Senegal Department: Programs Length of contract: 2…
Impact Stories
To Serve Nigeria was a good Choice
To Serve Nigeria was a good Choice I’ve always dreamt of having my National Youth Service in Lagos. I grew up in the…
Empowering Investigative Journalism on Data-Driven Storytelling for Social Change
In line with its shared commitment to promoting informed journalism to drive social change, BudgIT’s Natural Resource and Climate Governance Team, in collaboration…
Fostering Democracy Across the World: How BudgIT Empowered Citizens in 2023
Fostering Democracy Across the World: How BudgIT Empowered Citizens in 2023 Imagine a world where every citizen, regardless of background, can understand how…
How BudgIT is Strengthening Community Participation and Engagement in Primary Healthcare
How BudgIT is Strengthening Community Participation and Engagement. Strengthening Community Engagement and Accountability for PHC (SCEAP) Project In 2021, BudgIT elevated its health…
News
Senegal’s 2024 Election: How Civil Society and Youth Protected Democracy
Pre-Election Context: Threats to Senegalese Democratic Landscape There have been several difficulties in Senegal’s democratic transition, including attempts to change the established electoral schedule.…
BudgIT Launches FG Budget Dashboard
BudgIT has launched its interactive ‘FG Budget Dashboard,’ a web-based platform that provides quick access to the federal government’s budget data at a disaggregated…
BudgIT Ghana pays a courtesy visit to the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to discuss a potential partnership to improve health accountability.
As part of its ongoing institutional engagement in CTAP activities in Ghana, BudgIT Ghana Ag, country Manager, Mr. Felix Ankrah, visited the Korean International…
BudgIT Ghana, Oxlade Consulting, with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), hosts a Business Resilience Project Meeting in Aflao, Ghana.
The first case of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was detected globally in November 2019. This incident marked the beginning of an unprecedented pandemic that…
Videos
State-Owned Enterprises in Nigeria can potentially rake in trillions of Naira as revenue for the federal government. However, this is not the case because their financial activities have been permeated by opacity and minimal accountability for a long time.
Events
State of States 2024 Report Launch
Hello Active Citizen, Our annual masterpiece publication, State of States, is here again! Mark your calendars for October 29, 2024, when we will release…
Tracka at 10: Building People, Moulding Nations
Tracka is 10! Our service delivery platform, Tracka, is turning 10 In the last decade, Tracka has served over 10 million Nigerians and…
Joinbodi Cohort 2024: Civil Society Dialogue and Fair
Joinbodi Cohort 2024: Civil Society Dialogue and Fair For five months, BudgIT and 24 Civil Society Organizations in the Joinbodi Cohort, with the…
Energy Transition: Exploring Climate Financing Models
Energy transition (ET) is the migration of energy production and consumption from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources. The call for energy transition…