Premium Times reports that Akwa Ibom and Rivers were excluded from a post-subsidy fiscal assessment because the required data were unavailable.
The omission limits comparisons across states and highlights how incomplete publication can undermine scrutiny of revenues, spending and reform gains.
Independent confirmation of the specific exclusion was limited. BudgIT’s prior assessment that publishing a document does not automatically amount to “transparency” provides relevant corroboration of the underlying disclosure problem.
Echotitbits take: The next test is execution: timelines, transparent reporting and public access to the underlying decisions will matter more than the announcement itself.
Source: Premium Times – https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/908911-akwa-ibom-rivers-excluded-from-post-subsidy-fiscal-assessment-because-of-missing-data.html, September 12, 2026
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