Public Spending
FG Directs States to Align 2027 Budgets With Development and Spending Plans
The Federal Government has urged state governments to align their 2027 budgets with approved development plans, sector priorities and available resources to improve...
Student Protests and Public Sector Strike Intensify Pressure on Macron
French public-sector workers and high school students staged nationwide protests on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on President Emmanuel Macron’s government ahead of the presentation...
Burnham Plans to Put Tax-Funded Free Social Care to Voters at Next UK Election
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will put forward plans for a taxpayer-funded national social care service in England at the next...
UK Prime Minister Burnham Pledges Free-at-Point-of-Use Social Care Reform
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to present his plan for reforming the country’s social care system at the next general election,...
Burnham’s Radical Economic Plans Face Reality as Treasury Signals Caution
By Benson Daniel British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised a major shift in the country’s economic direction, but signals from the Treasury...
Governors spend N512bn on travels, offices
By Blessing Fali Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10 billion on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices, executive administration, travel and transport in the...
Okonjo Iweala Urges Stronger Focus on Budget Implementation Over Allocations
By Benson Daniel The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has called on governments across Africa to shift...
78 FG Agencies Allocate Nearly ₦400bn for Halls, Palaces, Mosques in 2026 Budget.
About 78 Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government have allocated nearly ₦400 billion in the 2026 budget to projects including...
