Tag: Appropriation Bill
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Electoral Act Amendment: Investigation opens into alleged N17.9m for pro-executive Senators
Senate President Bukola Saraki has directed the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate pro-executive Senators allegedly lining up for N17.9 million. The Senate President gave the directive after Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, citing Order 15, moved that the Senate investigate into a publication that pro-executive Senators and House of Representatives lined up…
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JUST IN: 2018 Budget sees light as NASS holds 2nd joint public hearing
The 2018 Budget is seeing the light of day as the National Assembly (NASS) has converged to hold a second Joint Public Hearing on the 2018 appropriation bill in order to receive inputs and ensure inclusiveness of citizens, stakeholders and development partners. TheNewsGuru reports the public hearing is holding at conference room 022, ground floor…
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Acting President, Osinbajo reviews 2017 budget
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is currently reviewing the 2017 budget. The Senior special assistant to the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Media and publicity, Laolu Akande stated this on Monday in a statement on his twitter handle @akandeoj. Laolu revealed that the acting president is presiding over a meeting with the economic…
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Osinbajo can sign 2017 Appropriation Bill in Buhari’s absence – Rep
Sequel to the tension caused by President Muhammadu Buhari’s health and his availability to assent the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dickson Tarkighir has said that Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has powers to sign the budget in the president’s absence. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the National Assembly…
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Enugu Assembly passes 2017 Appropriation Bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday, passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation Bill of N105. 72 billion. The passage of the budget followed a presentation of the report by the Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Appropriation, Mr Chukwuka Eneh (PDP-Udi South). Eneh said that the committee did ”a thorough job”, adding that most…
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Senate adjoins sitting till Feb. 21 as 2017 Appropriation Bill scales second reading
The Senate at its plenary on Thursday in Abuja, passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N7.3 trillion through second reading. This followed the consideration of the general principles of the bill, which started on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that Senate also adjourned sitting till Feb. 21, to give room for budget defence by the Ministries, Departments…
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Lagos Assembly passes 2017 N812bn Appropriation Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation bill of N812.998 billion. The passage followed the adoption of the report and recommendations of the House Committee on Budget and Economic Planning, headed by Mr Rotimi Olowo. The House approved the sum of N305.182 billion as total recurrent expenditure and N507.816…
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Rivers Assembly approves N470bn Appropriation Bill
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation Bill of N470 billion. The document was passed after the various ministries and agencies of the government defended their allocations. Speaking at the Plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Dabutorudima Adams, said the House was satisfied with the performance of all…