{
  "id": 6624226,
  "title": "CSJ Writes N’ Assembly, Oyedele, Queries Non-implementation of 2025, 2026 Capital Budgets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/csj-writes-n-assembly-oyedele-queries-non-implementation-of-2025-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:15:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/10/csj-writes-n-assembly-oyedele-queries-non-implementation-of-2025-2026-capital-budgets/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has written to the National Assembly and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, questioning the non-implementation of the 2025 and 2026 federal capital budgets. CSJ expressed concern that as of September 9, 2026, no funds had been released for the implementation of the 2026 budget, despite the year being nine months into the fiscal year. The organisation stated that many Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have received less than 50% of the funds required for implementing the carried-over capital expenditures from the 2025 budget. CSJ argued that the National Assembly had failed to exercise its oversight powers to compel the Executive to fully implement the capital components of the 2025 Appropriation Act and commence the 2026 Appropriation Act. The organisation noted that while revenue collections for budget implementation were available, the non-release of funds for capital budgets was contrary to the Federal Government's statutory duty to conduct its financial affairs transparently and provide timely disclosures. CSJ urged the National Assembly to explain the reasons behind the delays in releasing funds for the implementation of capital budgets, emphasizing that Nigerians were feeling the impact of the non-implementation of capital budgets.",
  "summary": "* Accuses lawmakers of failing to nudge Executive to act Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja A leading civil society organisation (CSO) working on public finance and economy — Centre for Social",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}