Our Mission
Bayani AI makes local budget and project information understandable and usable for everyone. We provide open dashboards for every LGA we cover, combine data from FAAC, state portals, and public records, and offer AI-powered Q&A with citations so users can verify each answer.
- Citizens can track allocations and projects over time
- Journalists and CSOs can download data and documents
- Officials can benchmark performance and identify gaps
Our Values
Transparency
Open methods, open data, and clear source links for verification.
Inclusion
Designed for citizens, journalists, and officials across all LGAs and states.
Accuracy
Standardized taxonomies and quality checks to reduce errors and duplicates.
Respect
Privacy-aware, community-driven features and responsible use of AI.
How Bayani Works
- Collect — FAAC statements, state portals, FOI responses, NGO submissions.
- Clean — normalize currency to ₦, map LGA names, standardize sectors.
- Publish — interactive charts and downloadable tables per LGA.
- Explain — retrieval-augmented AI answers with citations to the exact pages.
Partners
Bayani AI is anchored by Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability (ST&A) and collaborates with civil society, media, and government reformers to improve transparency and service delivery.
- Data-sharing agreements and open-license publishing
- Joint analysis and community reporting
- Training for local monitors and journalists
Methodology
Data Sources
- FAAC allocations
- State open-data portals
- Freedom of Information (FOI) responses
- NGO submissions and verified community reports
Cleaning & Normalization
- Normalize currency to ₦
- Standardize dates to the first day of month
- Map LGA names to a canonical list
- Apply a consistent sector taxonomy
Coverage & Gaps
Some months or LGAs may be missing due to unavailable records or poor scans. We annotate gaps and continue to backfill as documents become available.
AI & RAG
We use retrieval-augmented generation over verified sources. Answers include citations. If uncertainty is high or sources conflict, Bayani flags limitations instead of guessing.
Versioning
Schema and rules may evolve. Last updated: —
Contact
Questions, partnerships, or press inquiries? Send us a message.
Office
No.10 Bugon Plaza, opposite Ecobank PLC, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria