Nigerian govt to spend $46.3 million on software; Immigration, Works Ministry top list

The Nigerian government will spend $46.3 million (N19 billion) on computer software in 2022, according to the budget proposal for the year submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly.
 
The amount is spread across nearly 200 offices, and is bound to be a lot higher as it does not cover computer and software expenditure by the armed forces and dozens of government offices whose budgets are not submitted as part of the whole to the National Assembly.
 
Some offices not listed in the government’s general annual budget document include the Central Bank of Nigeria, Customs Service, NNPC and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Punch reported on Monday that the tax office, FIRS, plans to spend a whopping N2.04 billion all by itself on computers alone, and another N1.3 billion on “office stationery and computer consumables…
 
More details through:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/490610-nigerian-govt-to-spend-n19-billion-on-software-immigration-works-ministry-top-list.html
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