Kwara State on Monday received $5m (N1.9bn) from the Federal Government for fulfilling the State Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)‘s new disbursement-linked indicator related to budget reviews that prioritise COVID-19 economic recovery. The State had earlier this year received $5m for meeting verification protocols for SFTAS programme for results for year 2018. The state won the SFTAS grant for also publishing an approved amended 2020 COVID-19 responsive budget by July 31, 2020, thereby meeting verification protocols for the programme, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Finance and Planning Olasumbo…
Read MoreNigeria’s Kwara State receives fresh $5m for COVID-19, budget augmentation
