The federal government plans to spend over N14.39 billion on purchasing computers — laptops and desktops — in over a 100 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the 2924 fiscal year.
Another N28 billion was also budgeted for the acquisition of computer software by more than 90 MDAs, TheCable Index analysis of the 2024 budget shows.
A software is a set of instructions, data or programmes used to operate computers and execute specific tasks.
On December 1, 2023, the upper and lower parliament passed the 2024 budget proposal of N27 trillion for the second reading.
President Bola Tinubu later presented the appropriation bill to a joint session of the national assembly in November.
The proposed 2024 budget is still awaiting the final approval of the national assembly.
Specifically, in the 2024 budget, 109 MDAs plan to spend N14,397,404,379 on purchasing laptops and desktops; while a total of 96 MDAs are expected to expend N28,369,134,635 on acquiring computer software.
Here are the top 10 MDAs with the highest amount budgeted for the purchase of computers:
Ministry of education — N9,067,331,533
Ministry of works — N330,000,000
Ministry of solid minerals — N300,000,000
Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan — N250,000,000
Federal University Teaching Hospital, Enugu — N200,000,000
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control — N155,000,000
Usman Dan Fodio Teaching Hospital, Sokoto — N149,983,754
Federal University of Health Science, — N138,250,000
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) — N130,000,000
Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) — N120,000,000
THE TOP 10 MDAs WITH HIGHEST BUDGET FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Also, the 10 MDAs with the highest budget for computer software acquisition include:
Office of the chief of staff to the president — N10,128,500,000
Federal ministry of works — N2,498,800,000
Federal ministry of budget and economic planning — N1,879,691,122
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency — N1,827,500,000
Nigeria Immigration Service — N1,660,300,309
Lagos University Teaching Hospital — N1, 317,622,508
Federal ministry of housing and urban development — N775,140,261
Federal ministry of marine and blue economy — N525,000,000
National Primary Health Care Development Agency — N511,151,300
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission — N413,745,756
