Tag: Assembly
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Mimiko suspends budget presentation over crisis rocking Assembly
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday suspended the presentation of the 2017 budget over the leadership crisis currently rocking the state House of Assembly. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that two factions of the lawmakers led by Hon. Malachi Coker and Hon. Jumoke Akindele are laying claim to the speakership seat. Coker’s camp removed Akindele,…
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Akwa Ibom Assembly reinstates 11 lecturers sacked in 2013
The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution, authorising the reinstatement of 11 lecturers wrongfully disengaged by the College of Education, Afaha Nsit in 2013. The motion was moved by the House Leader, Mr Udo Akpan and seconded by the Chief Whip, Mr Emmanuel Ekpenyong. The House had earlier referred the petitions…
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Al-Makura presents N67bn budget to Assembly for approval
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday presented Appropriation Bill of N67.013 billion for 2017 to the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Al-Makura while presenting the bill christened “Budget of Reformation’’ at the floor of the state assembly in Lafia, said the budget was in compliance with International Public Sector Accounting…
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Plateau presents N6b supplementary budget for Assembly’s approval
The Plateau Executive Council has approved a supplementary budget of N6.74 billion to be presented to the state House of Assembly for approval. Malam Muhammad Nazif, Commissioner for Information and Communication, said this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen after the executive council meeting in Jos. Nazif said the supplementary budget was to finance some ongoing…
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Kaduna Assembly approve N214,921 bn budget for 2017
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved N214,921 billion for the State’s 2017 budget. This is made up of Recurrent expenditure of N83.46bn and capital spending of N131.45 bn. The budget ratio is 61:39 in favour of capital expenditure.The state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, presented the draft budget of Jobs, Social Justice and Equity…