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On behalf of the Economic Justice Coalition (EJC), we sincerely appreciate this opportunity to engage with you on the state of Nigeria’s economy and the shared responsibility of building an economy that is growth driven, fiscally responsible, competitive, socially just, inclusive and accountable.PART 1: Audit and the Economy1. The Federal Audit Service Bill and the…

The Centre for Economic and Social Justice (CENSOJ) has called on the Federal Government to adopt a “Borrow Better” framework as part of efforts to curb Nigeria’s rising public debt and ensure that future borrowing supports sustainable economic development. The Executive Director of CENSOJ, Barrister Eze Onyekpere, made the recommendation during a presentation at a meeting with…

Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Economic and Fiscal Justice Coalition (EFJC) has tasked the Federal Government to adopt a “Borrow Better” framework by ensuring it borrows only for productive assets and not for recurrent consumption. This was contained in a position paper presented to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr….

By Anthony Otaru, Abuja The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has criticized President Bola Tinubu for withholding assent to the Federal Audit Service Bill, describing the delay as a major setback to public accountability, fiscal discipline and anti-corruption reforms. The organization said the President had neither signed the bill into law nor publicly communicated any…

CSOs Urge Akpabio To Engage Tinubu Over Delay In Assenting To Federal Audit Service Bill A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the National Assembly to urgently engage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the delay in assenting to the Federal Audit Service Bill.The group, facilitated by…

A coalition of civil society organisations has called on President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Federal Audit Service Bill, 2023, and constitute the Federal Audit Board within 90 days, warning that Nigeria currently operates without a valid law governing public auditing. The appeal was made in Abuja at a press briefing themed: “Presidential Assent…