The Bola Tinubu-led federal government is under scrutiny for failing to maintain transparency in its 2025 fiscal activities, as critical public records on federal spending have become largely inaccessible.
A SaharaReporters review shows that key budget performance and expenditure reporting systems—previously used to track government spending—have not been updated for months, raising fears of growing systemic opacity.
- The Budget Office of the Federation has not published any budget performance report since Q2 2024, marking the first prolonged break in a tradition that began in 2009.
- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has not released its monthly economic reports beyond February 2025, leaving at least five months unaccounted for.
- The Open Treasury Portal, meant to provide real-time tracking of federal spending, currently shows no 2025 expenditure data from ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).
Experts argue that this absence of data undermines public trust and violates Nigeria’s fiscal transparency laws.
Specifically, Section 30 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (2007) requires the Finance Minister—via the Budget Office—to publish quarterly reports on budget implementation no later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, both online and in the mass media.
Fiscal responsibility advocates warn that noncompliance weakens oversight and could open the door to unchecked abuse of public funds.
The continued silence from the relevant agencies, alongside growing public demand for accountability, is now fueling doubts about the Tinubu administration’s commitment to open governance.
