Budget & Public Spending Desk
Public money, traced to its source.
Altrena follows how Nigeria's federal, state, and local budgets are planned and spent, with every figure linked back to the document it came from.
36+
states followed
₦12.3tn
in tracked allocations
1,900+
figures linked to source
6 yrs
of desk records
What we do
Proportion made visible
Altrena reads budget documents so residents, reporters, and civic groups do not have to start from a blank spreadsheet. We turn allocation tables into readable blocks, note where figures were later revised, and explain technical terms in plain language beside the number itself.
- ✓Federal, state, and local budgets in one place
- ✓Every figure links to its published source
- ✓Amendments and revisions noted, not hidden
Services
Three ways to follow the ledger
Budget Tracker Access
Monthly allocation views with source links, revision notes, and plain-language explainers.
Learn more →Spending Analysis Plan
Multi-year comparisons, procurement summaries, and a quarterly written review.
Learn more →Budget Literacy Programme
A four-week course for civic groups and reporters on reading and tracing budget lines.
Learn more →From the desk
Recent notes
Federal Budget
Reading the Capital Vote Before It Reaches the States
A look at how capital allocations move from the federal budget document into state-level releases.
State Budgets
What a Revision Note Actually Tells You
Why an amended figure is not the same as an error, and how to read the difference.
Local Government
Following a Naira from LGA Plan to LGA Ground
Tracing a single line item from local government allocation through to reported delivery.
Our approach
Figures first, framing second
- ✓We present numbers as published, with sources attached
- ✓We describe changes without overstating them
- ✓We keep technical terms explained, not assumed
- ✓We note what remains unclear rather than guess
A budget line is easier to follow once it is laid out plainly.
Start following a budgetWho reads us
What subscribers say
"I use the tracker every time our council reports on state spending. The source links save us hours."
Ijeoma Ntekim
Community Programme Lead
"The literacy programme gave our newsroom a shared way to talk about allocation figures without overclaiming."
Bassey Umoh
Local Reporter
"Revision notes are the feature I trust most. It tells me what changed and where it was published."
Chidalu Okpara
Civic Group Coordinator
Questions
Common questions
Get in touch
Send us a note
Whether it is a question about a figure or interest in a plan, we read every message.