Tag: 2017 Budget
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2017 Budget: You can’t play both legislative, executive functions, Sagay blasts NASS
…Says NASS members sees public funds as their ‘share of national cake’ The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Sunday, blasted the National Assembly for daring to combine their roles as legislators with that of the executive. Sagay queried the power of the National Assembly to insert projects into the…
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We have powers to alter 2017 budget – Dogara fires back at Osinbajo
…Says legislature won’t act as rubber stamp to executive The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said that the National Assembly has powers to alter national budget according to the desire of the citizens. He stated this during plenary after Rep. Abubakar Lawal (APC- Adamawa) drew the attention of the…
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10 Things you need to know about newly signed 2017 budget
Barely a few hours after receiving the nod from President Muhammadu Buhari, Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, signed the 2017Appropriation Bill into law. Here are 10 things everyone should know about the 2017 Budget of recovery and growth as compiled by The Presidency: 1. The 2017 Budget Preparation process was a much more efficient…
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2017 Budget will deliver positive economic growth – Osinbajo
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, signed the 2017Appropriation Bill into law. Osinbajo signed the budget at about 4:40 p.m. inside his conference room in the presence of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari; Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; ministers and other top…
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Buhari directs Osinbajo to sign 2017 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to go ahead and sign the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a two-paragraph statement on Monday. Shehu said Buhari who is currently receiving medical attention in London, the United…
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I will soon sign 2017 budget into law – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has hinted that the 2017 budget will soon be signed. He gave the hint in his nationwide broadcast commemorating the country’s Democracy Day and the second anniversary of the present administration on Monday. He said the implementation of the 2017 budget would help the ongoing economic recovery. Osinbajo had stated, “And…
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2017 Budget: Four per cent reduction in education allocation unacceptable, ASUU tells FG
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has bemoaned the four per cent reduction in the 2017 budget allocation to education sector. He made the observation on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy call on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Mr Ayuba Wabba. He…
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2017 Budget controversy: Buhari’s aide, Enang, retracts statement, says ‘Osinbajo can sign’
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, (Senate) Ita Enang, has said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo “is now the president here” and will duly assent the 2017 budget. Enang stated this while speaking to State House correspondents, after the 2017 Budget was delivered to Osinbajo on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com reports that his…
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BREAKING: Acting President, Osinbajo receives 2017 Budget from NASS
The Presidency on Friday confirmed the reception of the 2017 Budget from the National Assembly leadership. The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President, Mr. Laolu Akande, confirmed this on his Twitter handle, @Akandeoj. He said the document was formally received in the office of the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday. Akande added that…
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Confusion in Presidency: ‘Buhari not Osinbajo will sign 2017 budget’
Sequel to Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande statement that his principal will sign the 2017 budget when it is transmitted and satisfactory to him (Osinbajo), Senior Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang, has reacted saying that President Muhammadu Buhari, and not the Acting President will…