{"id":23228,"date":"2024-03-14T11:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=23228"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:25:50","slug":"shocking-tinubus-govt-allocates-billions-for-worlds-most-expensive-boreholes-streetlights-in-2024-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/03\/14\/shocking-tinubus-govt-allocates-billions-for-worlds-most-expensive-boreholes-streetlights-in-2024-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING: Tinubu\u2019s Govt Allocates Billions for &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Expensive Boreholes, Streetlights&#8221; in 2024 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23229\" src=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240314_121009-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240314_121009-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240314_121009-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240314_121009-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240314_121009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 budget allocation for Nigeria has sparked controversy as it reveals staggering amounts set aside for boreholes and streetlights, making them the &#8220;most expensive in the world&#8221;. With N82.5 billion earmarked for 427 boreholes, each borehole comes at a jaw-dropping cost of N193 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the allocation of N212 billion for 11,150 streetlights translates to a shocking N184 million per streetlight. This revelation has raised concerns among citizens and experts alike, questioning the transparency and rationale behind such exorbitant expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that these costs far exceed reasonable estimates, highlighting potential corruption and mismanagement within the budget allocation process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they point out the pressing need for more cost-effective and sustainable solutions to address infrastructure challenges across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 budget allocation for Nigeria has sparked controversy as it reveals staggering amounts set aside for boreholes and streetlights, making them the &#8220;most expensive in the world&#8221;. With N82.5 billion earmarked for 427 boreholes, each borehole comes at a jaw-dropping cost of N193 million. &nbsp; Similarly, the allocation of N212 billion for 11,150 streetlights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-23228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23230,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23228\/revisions\/23230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}