ICAN 2026 Public Sector Accounting and Finance | Mixed

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Question 1 View Details
Case Stimulus
The following information was obtained from the records of the Office of the Accountant General for the Federal Republic of Obudu for the year ended December 31, 2024. N‘000 Value added receipts 22,950,000 Miscellaneous revenue 3,750,000 Direct tax 105,000,000 Allocation for collection costs to FIRS and custom 30,750,000 Personnel costs 72,000,000 Share of statutory allocation 135,000,000 CRF charges 22,500,000 Grants and subvention from foreign donors 750,000 Rent of federal government properties 2,850,000 Overhead charges 15,000,000 Subvention to parastatals 18,000,000 Sales of federal government properties 3,750,000 Repayment of loans 8,700,000 Purchases and construction of non-current assets 25,000,000 Proceeds from sales of federal government properties 10,500,000 Purchases of marketable securities 5,000,000 Cash and cash equivalent Jan. 1, 2024 37,500,000 Proceeds from loans and other borrowings 30,000,000 Cash and cash equivalent Dec. 31, 2024 216,600,000
Requirements
(a)
Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 using direct method.
(b)
Briefly explain the Pillar 1 of ICAN-Accountability Index on “policy-based fiscal strategy and budgeting” and explain any FOUR indicators for the measurement.
(c)
Identify any SIX events where financial assets are measured at fair value through net assets.
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Question 2 View Details
Case Stimulus
The main objective of IPSAS 11- Accounting for Construction and Contract is to prescribe and ascertain the relevant treatment of costs and revenue associated with a contract.
Requirements
(a)
Identify FOUR costs that cannot be attributed to a contract.
(b)
Highlight the conditions that have to be satisfied in order to estimate the following types of construction contract reliably: i) Fixed price contract ii) Cost based contract iii) Percentage of completion contract
(c)
Identify and explain FOUR key components and FOUR benefits of procurement plan.
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Question 3 View Details
Case Stimulus
In carrying out its oversight functions regarding the finances of Wellbeing Republic, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations received the proposed budget of the Ministry of Interior for 2026. The Ministry included the actual revenues and expenditures for 2025 as follows: Actual 2025 Proposed 2026 N’000 N’000 Revenue: Ministry’s share of FAAC (statutory revenue) 50,330,000 58,500,000 Aids and grants 1,300,000 2,250,000 Expatriate quota fees 3,500,000 4,750,100 Marriage services 2,460,300 2,020,500 Citizenship processing 460,350 805,000 Business registration 1,250,000 1,980,000 Other revenues 132,200 200,500 Total revenue 59,432,850 70,506,100 Expenditure: Recurrent expenditure: Personnel costs 26,450,000 30,300,000 Grants and contributions 1,200,000 2,020,000 Overhead expenditure 1,100,000 1,320,000 Depreciation charges 230,000 400,500 Impairment charges 57,500 55,000 Security expenses on properties 1,200,000 2,250,000 Procurement: Consumables and services 31,200 25,800 Total recurrent expenditures 30,268,700 36,371,300 Capital expenditure: Investment on buildings 3,450,000 6,500,000 Investment on machinery and equipment 4,500,000 7,200,000 Investment on technology 3,500,000 4,200,500 Investment on aircraft for surveillance 9,300,000 15,500,000 Total capital expenditure 20,750,000 33,400,500 Total expenditure 51,018,700 69,771,800 Budget surplus/(Deficit) 8,414,150 734,300
Requirements
(a)
Calculate the variance of each revenue and expenditure, total recurrent expenditures, total capital expenditures, showing the percentage increase or decrease in each case.
(b)
Explain the term “National Chart of Accounts (NCOA)”. Identify and discuss any FOUR structures for budgeting with national chart of accounts.
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Question 4 View Details
Case Stimulus
Both the public and private goods produced are for certain purposes, but there is a clear distinction between the two different goods.
Requirements
(a)
Identify and explain any TWO subdivisions of public goods and THREE characteristics each of public and private goods.
(b)
Explain the concept of market failure and public goods.
(b)
What conclusions can you draw from the foregoing statement in the context of a developing nation like Nigeria?
(c)
Identify and explain FIVE types of fraud that can be perpetrated in a computerised system like GIFMIS.
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Question 5 View Details
Case Stimulus
It is common knowledge that government may borrow from time to time, in order to execute its budget figures.
Requirements
(a)
Highlight FIVE advantages and FIVE disadvantages of borrowing to government.
(b)
Identify FIVE key aspects of sustainable development goals on education.
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Question 6 View Details
Case Stimulus
Kosofe State Government is contemplating executing a road project, with a special allocation received from Wasobia Federal Government. The project finance management committee set up has received two proposals from State Ministry of Works for the project execution. The first proposal is on executing the project by direct labour, while the second is through the award of contract.
Additional Information
Option A - Direct labour The direct labour option which expects the project to be completed within six months from commencement, involves the following: N’000 Cost of direct materials 340,000 Cost of hired supplementary labour 120,000 Cost of fuel, lubricants and stationery specially for the project 60,000 Estimated cost of repairs of vehicles, plants and equipments to execute the project 240,000 Estimated incidental costs (job specification. bill of quantity etc.) 40,000 Total anticipated costs 800,000 If the project is executed by direct labour, some materials worth N90million would be conserved. The engineers have estimated the un-expired vehicle repair cost as N96million, at the end of the project execution.
Option B – Contract award: The contract award fee is N780million. Other relevant costs are: N’000 Cost of job specification, bill of quantity etc. to be paid for separately by the State 40,000 Cost of advertisement inviting public tenders 20,000 Total 60,000 The contractor has agreed to finance and complete the project within five months of commencement and allow delayed payment up to three months. If the project is executed through contract award, the state government can invest the estimated savings under direct labour option in a short-term deposit account at an annual rate of 15% up to the time the contract payment is due. The costs of job specification, bill of quantities and advertisement as in option A remain constant.
Requirements
(a)
Advise the committee on the option to accept.
(b)
Identify FIVE factors that the state government should consider before a final decision is taken.
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Question 7 View Details
Case Stimulus
Ogogo Orientals Primary Health Care is a small community health organization considering how to spend the available budget of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to maximise gains in Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs). You are provided with the following table of alternative treatment programmes and their expected total costs and benefits.
Additional Information
Programme Cost (N) Effect (Gains in QALYs) Physical exercise programme (A) 500,000 40 Mental health programme (B) 700,000 200 State of the art imaging (C) 1,800,000 400 Cancer treatment centre (D) 5,000,000 625 Assume you can fund any combination of these programmes and the programmes are infinitely divisible (that is you can fund parts of a programme, at proportional costs and QALY gains).
Requirements
(a)
Select the combination of the programme you would choose to implement if your operating budget was N5,000,000 and how many QALYs you would gain.
(b)
Highlight FIVE key elements of public sector sustainability reporting.
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