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Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and other senior members of the National Assembly are about now at the presidential villa for the signing of …
Breaking: NASS members in villa as Buhari signs 2019 budgets into law Read MoreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it remitted to the federation account the sum of N1.26 trillion as against the N1.22 trillion projected in the 2018 budget. According to the …
NNPC remits N1.26trn to Federation Account in 2018-Baru Read MoreSince the return of democratic governance about twenty years ago, the problem of delays in yearly budget passage has been a recurring decimal, regardless of the party in power, with …
Budget delays: Who’s to blame? Read MoreThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Fund’s administrative and capital budgets for financial year (FY) 2020, beginning May 1, 2019. It board also took …
IMF’s executive board approves 2020–2022 medium-term budget Read MoreThe Senate may in plenary on Wednesday pass for third reading , the N8.83 trillion 2019 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu …
Nigerians await passage of 2019 budget as Senate resumes plenary Wednesday Read MoreThe Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has presented a draft budget of N41,600,274,568 covering capital, overhead and personnel appropriation for 2019 before the Senate and House …
Niger Delta ministry present N41bn budget to NASS Read MoreDespite having 2019 budget still begging for attention after it was submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate has suspended its rules by evoking order 79 to give the new …
Breaking: Senate ‘dumps’ 2019 budget, face Minimum wage Read MoreAside Aidoko/ Alfa’s legal tango over Kogi East Senatorial seat, other issues that may be addressed frontally by the Senate on resumption today and by extension, the House of Representatives …
Orgies of killings and padding of 2018 budget Read MoreThe Presidency has confirmed the receipt of the 2018 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate),Ita Enang, confirmed the …
Finally, Presidency receives 2018 Budget Read MoreFollowing last week’s ultimatum on MDAs by the Senate, EZREL TABIOWO, identifies major concerns responsible for the delay of the 2018 appropriation bill before both chambers of the National Assembly. …
NASS, MDAs and compliance Read MoreIn the last six months, there have been an increase in clashes between farming communities and herdsmen culminating in the killing of 73 tiv famers. This itself does not include …
Farmers/herders clash ‘localised occurences’? Read MoreFormer Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has called on the Federal Government to scale up funding of humanitarian activities and rebuilding process of the Northeast of Nigeria which was …
N45BILLION BUDGET TOO SMALL FOR NORTHEAST, NDUME TELLS FG Read MoreThe federal government, yesterday, declared that the implementation of the N8.612trillion 2018 Budget will face challenges if not speedily passed by the National Assembly. Secretary to the Government of the …
FG CRIES OUT: 2018 Budget may fail if… Read MoreStories by Tope Sunday Abuja A Nuclear and Radiation Physics expert, Mr. Charles Adesanmi, has called for the review and total overhauling of the country’s power policy. Adesanmi, who retired …
Nigeria: Expert calls for power policy overhaul Read MoreThe recent revelation by wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on the deplorable condition of the Aso Rock Clinic, Abuja, was quite disturbing. Making the disclosure at the opening …
Health ministry and anti-graft war Read MoreThe Borno State House of Assembly BOSHA has in its sitting Thursday deliberated and passed the list of nomination of the 27 LGCs Chairmen and their Councilors earlier forwarded to …
Borno Assembly Approve Caretakers for 27 LGCs, Praises Governor over 2017 Budget Read MoreBy Chidi Ebere Igwoha Owerri Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has signed into law the state’s 2018 appropriation bill of N343.9 billion for the 2018 budget. It is N1.4 billion …
Amosun signs N343.9bn budget Read MoreBy Taiye Odewale Abuja The Nigeria Police yesterday declared that, by conservative estimation, the security outfit needed nothing less than N1.13trillion for its overhead cost annually to enable it effectively …
Police need N1.13trn annually, IG begs NASS Read MoreBy Mohammed Yangida Lafia Nasarawa state Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has presented a budget estimate of N122, 820, 945, 204 for the 2018 fiscal year to the House of Assembly. …
Al-Makura presents N122.8bn budget for 2018 Read MoreBy Peter Moses Abeokuta Ogun state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday presented N345.42 billion 2018 Budget proposal to the state legislature for its approval with education sector topping the budget …
Education tops as Amosun presents N345bn 2018 budget Read MoreThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday endorsed a new National Building Code for the country. The council at its meeting in Abuja, presided over by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, …
FEC endorses new National Building Code Read MoreBy Amaka Ifeakandu BudgiT, a civic organisation has said that significant investment in Infrastructure, education and agriculture, among others, would help the government diversify its revenue and sustained the export …
Investment in infrastructure, agric’ll diversify revenue-BudgiT Read More2018 BUDGET SPEECH: BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION Delivered by: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja Tuesday, …
2018 BUDGET SPEECH: BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI Read MoreBy Agi Onda Abuja The member representing Okehi/Adavi federal constituency of Kogi state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Mohammed Kabiru Ajanah, has assured of the readiness of the National …
NASS ‘ll fast track 2018 budget – Rep Ajanah Read MoreBy Taiye Odewale Abuja Executive Director of Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), David Anyaele, has expressed dissatisfaction with the non-passage of Nigeria disability bill and urged the National Assembly …
CCD wants passage of disabilities bill Read More