About 78 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government set aside nearly N400bn in the 2026 budget for the construction and rehabilitation of community halls, mosques, traditional rulers’ palaces, village market squares and civic centres, The PUNCH findings show.
More than half of the N400bn was earmarked for non-developmental projects such as the supply of grains and motorcycles, sponsorship of community thrift societies, construction of museums and mini-stadia, as well as the supply of tricycles, popularly called ‘Keke Marwa’, to communities.
Some of the MDAs investigated are the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, the Nigerian Air Force, Air Power Centre of Excellence, Nigerian Defence Academy, Technical Aid Corps, Foreign Mission, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Federal College of Land Resources, Owerri, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Ibadan, and the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation.
Others are the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal
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