How National Assembly padded 2025 budget with ₦6.9 trillion - BudgIT reveals Civic tech organisation, BudgIT Nigeria, has stated that it has uncovered over 11,000 projects worth ₦6.93 trillion inserted by the National Assembly in the 2025 budget. The organisation disclosed this in a statement published on its official X handle on Tuesday, describing the development as a “deeply entrenched culture of exploitation and abuse”, led by top-ranking members of the National Assembly. “BudgIT, a prominent civic tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has uncovered 11,122 projects valued...