BudgIT Foundation, a civic tech organisation known for promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s governance, has requested detailed information from the Federal Ministry of Finance on intervention funds provided to states by the Federal Government from 2023 to date.
In a letter dated January 8, 2026, and addressed to the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Adebayo Olawale Edun, BudgIT, through its Tracka program, made the request under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011. The organisation said the request was made to enable Nigerians to track how public funds were allocated and used across the states.
The letter, signed by Osiyemi Joshua, Head of Tracka, stated that “BudgIT Foundation is a civic tech organisation raising the standards of transparency, accountability, and service delivery in the Nigerian government and governance.” It added that BudgIT uses technology to simplify public information and encourage citizens to demand accountability and better service delivery.
According to the document, the request is in line with the Freedom of Information Act, which gives every Nigerian the right to access or request information from public institutions. Tracka, a project under BudgIT, has been supporting communities in monitoring government and constituency projects to ensure proper delivery for public benefit.
The letter requested four key sets of data from the Ministry of Finance. These include “a comprehensive list of all states that received these funds, including the Federal Capital Territory,” and “the total amounts of Intervention Funds disbursed each year from 2023 to date, broken down by state, type of intervention, and dates of disbursement.”
It also sought “the purpose(s) and condition(s) attached to each disbursement,” as well as “reports on utilization, audits, or compliance by the recipient states.”
BudgIT explained that the request was made “in the interest of the public” to promote transparency in fiscal federalism and to help Nigerians understand how intervention funds are managed. The group stated that the information could be provided in soft or hard copy, preferably in machine-readable formats such as Excel or CSV.
“In the spirit of transparency and accountability, we would appreciate it if a response is given within seven days as stipulated in the Freedom of Information Act, 2011,” the letter read.
BudgIT further urged the Ministry to uphold openness and accountability principles, adding that responses could be sent via email to info@tracka.ng or physically delivered to its office in Abuja.
The letter was acknowledged by the Ministry with a handwritten note indicating the time and date as 3:28 p.m. on January 8, 2026.
