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Investigation: 'Hidden' Destinations in Nigeria's Health Budget

The 2020 budget proposed by the Nigerian government includes appropriations for 20 health-related projects - but only for construction, with no funding for staffing. The Ministry of Health, which is reponsible for operating these new facilites, has been bypassed by this budgetary arrangement, according to an investigation by Dataphyte, a project of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism.

Nigeria: Funding for Construction But Not Staffing of Health Projects in Proposed 2020 Budget

Dataphyte, 16 November 2019

About N5 billion will go to service major construction works in the nation's health sector in the 2020 proposed budget, but development experts, working around accountability… Read more »
Nigeria: 20 'Hidden' Destinations of Purported Health Spendings in 2020 Proposed Budget

Premium Times, 18 November 2019

About N5 billion will go to service major construction works in the nation’s health sector in the 2020 proposed budget, but development experts, working around accountability… Read more »

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20 Nominated Silent Destinations for Hiding Projects in Nigeria’s Proposed 2020 Budget

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Dataphyte

Publication Date:

16 November 2019

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Nigeria's 2020 Proposed Health Budget

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