Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- After completing a six-year tenure as spokesperson for the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in 2006 - following my earlier role as press secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance - a profound realisation emerged. Having had privileged access to extensive data on the Federation Account, revenue generation, and fiscal policies, I felt a compelling responsibility to create a platform that would democratise this vital economic intelligence for the benefit of the citizenry. The vision was crystal clear; the resources, however, were painfully scarce.

Then, an unexpected act of generosity changed everything. Mallam Sule Ya'u Sule, the longest-serving chief press secretary in the history of th...