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November 8, 2023 Only Three States Receive An ‘Excellent’ Rating In ICAN’s Audit Assessment

Only Three States Receive An ‘Excellent’ Rating In ICAN’s Audit Assessment

Only three of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) received a ‘good’ rating in ICAN’s ranking of state audit compliance as of October 2023.

According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria’s accountability index, seven states received a ‘good’ rating, while the remaining 26 received a ‘fair’ rating.

In 2014, ICAN began audit rating states in order to analyze state governments’ financial management and accountability.

Ekiti, Lagos, and Osun received ‘excellent’ ratings.
Ogun, Kaduna, Edo, Delta, Kwara, Rivers, and Anambra are the seven states that received a ‘good’ rating.

Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara are among the states with a ‘fair’ grade.

The evaluation focuses on compliance with audit rules and regulations, as well as the quality and timeliness of audit reports, and each state receives a rating of Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor.

“The rankings suggest an overall trend of improving compliance with the constitutional requirement to audit state and local council accounts since the introduction of the ICAN accountability index,” said Innocent Okwuosa, the 59th president of ICAN. However, significant heterogeneity persists between states, emphasizing the need for sustained efforts to establish consistent compliance and develop accountability practices across all Nigerian states.”

According to him, the rating provides useful insights into development and areas that require additional focus.

Ismaila M. Zakari, a former ICAN president and managing partner of Ahmed Zakari & Co, brought attention to the index during the FrontFoot Media Initiative Audit Reporting Workshop in Lagos on October 25 and 26, 2023.

Emeka Izeze, Managing Director of FrontFoot Media Initiative, stated that his organization offers audit reporting training to help strengthen media capacity and increase responsibility among state and local government officials.

Workshops have been held in Benin, Awka, Abuja, and Lagos by FrontFoot.

Students “learn how and where to locate the relevant reports, interpret the material, and write engaging news stories and features that will enlighten, stimulate, and empower the electorate, and discourage impunity” , according to his statement.

December 20, 2022 Female Hunters Join Fight Against Bandits In Taraba

Female Hunters Join Fight Against Bandits In Taraba

Female hunters have joined their male counterparts in fighting bandits in Taraba State.

Findings revealed that many married and single women are now part of the hunters association, participating in fighting bandits across the state.

One of the female hunters, Hauwa Lawal, was reported to have said they joined the hunters association to help in the fight against activities of bandits in the state.

She said many people including their husbands and children were killed by the bandits in many parts of the state while girls and housewives were abducted and raped by bandits in parts of Karim- Lamido, Gassol and Bali local government areas.

She said the atrocities committed by bandits against women had forced many women to join the hunters association to fight bandits in the state.

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December 4, 2020 Families of slain rice farmers get 600,000 each

Families of slain rice farmers get 600,000 each

Families of the 48 farmers killed at a rice field in the state have been given N600,000 each by the Borno State Government.

The bereaved families were also given bags of food items by a committee assigned by Governor BABAGANA ZULUM to share donations received on their behalf.

The funds came from combined support of N20m by the northern governor’s forum, and N5m by the North East Development Commission.

The Committee chaired by Borno’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, SAINA BUBA, carried out the distribution in Zabarmari.

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