The Federal Government has prescribed that all ministries, departments and agencies indicate the global positioning system coordinates for all capital projects worth 125 million N150 m and higher in their expenses for 2025.
The guideline, which is contained in the official implementation guidelines for the law on the appropriation of 2025, aims to improve the transparency and accountability in the execution of capital projects nationwide.
According to the new guideline of the Federation budget office, the requirement applies to all MDAs that submit their monthly expenditure plans for both the household office and the office of the general accountant of the Federation.
These plans are expected to be submitted by July 31, 2025 and will form the basis for cash planning all year round.
The document was: “All MDAs are asked to submit their monthly expenditure plans for the entire year to the Federation household office and the General Book of the Federation by July 31, 2025, which will lead the money planning.
It also added that the general director of the household office must complete the expenditure plan of each MDA in order to ensure the agreement with the provisions of the appropriation law of 2025 and the immediate priorities of the Federal Government.
The measure is intended to strengthen the currently existing Bottom-up-CASH management strategy and reduce cases of double, abandoned or non-detectable projects. Project review processes and digital surveillance tools are also expected to be supported by activating the independent persecution of project sites.
In addition to the new GPS requirement, the guideline confirmed that the procurement planning must begin immediately and that the approved budget regulations have to be reconciled. It also warned that the implementation of the capital budget is not extended by December 2025.
The Federal Government also announced that monthly money publications on MDAs are based on submitted expenditure plans and are directed by a comprehensive cash plan for the 2025 financial year.
The CASH plan is created by the OAGF in accordance with the law on the 2007 financial responsibility, and the consolidated cash plan must be signed by the finance minister and the Minister of Coordination of the economy.
The most recent guideline signals a new focus on traceability and fiscal discipline of the investment expenditure, in particular at a time when concerns about the effects and monitoring of large public projects are still high.
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