Budget Defence: CNS seeks legislative support to reposition the Navy
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has called on the House Committee on the Navy (NN) to support it in its […]
Budget defence
NEITI recovers $3bn from underpayments by companies –Exec. Sec
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( NEITI), Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has said that the agency had recovered over $3 billion dollars […]
Reps C’ttee to probe alleged N1.1bn deducted from culture and tourism 2021 budget
The House of Representatives Committee on Culture and Tourism has resolved to investigate alleged 33 per cent reduction in the 2021 budgetary allocation for the […]
Nigerian Army kicks against envelope budget system
By Haruna Salami The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya has disclosed that the current “envelope” system of budget in the country is […]
2022 budget proposal an improvement on NDLEA’s fortune- Marwa
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the proposed 2022 budget allocation to […]
774, 000 Special Public Works: N7.3bn yet to be disbursed-FG
Minster of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo says the Federal Government is yet to disburse N7.3 billion to the remaining beneficiaries of government’s […]
Senate urges Health Minister to reappear on Tuesday for budget defence
The Senate has urged Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health to reappear on Tuesday to present his ministry’s score card for 2021 and the […]
Minister wants emergency fund for road repairs
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has called for an emergency fund for periodic repairs on expressways across the country.Fashola said this […]
Ganduje presents N196.3 bn 2022 budget for Kano State
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented a budget of N196.3 billion for 2022 to the State House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the […]
Senate condemns $200 m loan to buy nets
By Haruna Salami The Senate has roundly condemned the proposal by the Federal Ministry of Health to borrow 200million dollars under the Malaria programme to […]
NTA boss rues interference by external interests
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja queried NTA’s Director-General, Mr Yakubu Mohammed, over the inability of the station to be self-funding. Rep. Ikenna Elezieanya […]
Senate makes case for proper funding of Anti-graft agencies
…faults transfer of forfeited assets to AGF office By Haruna SalamiThe Senate on Monday made a strong case for proper funding of agencies fighting corruption […]
Reps express concern over underfunding of ministry of information
The House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values has expressed concern over underfunding of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. […]
2022 Budget: BOI assures of more facility for MSME – Sen Abiru
By Haruna Salami Senate Committee on Industry has gotten the commitment of Bank of Industry, BOI that the bank will give more attention to Micro, […]
Reps to sanction MDAs for 2021 budget implementation failures, says spokesman
The House of Representatives has warned that any Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that failed to implement the 2021 budget will be turned back from […]
Senate president decries absence of MDAs at loan committee’s sitting
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday decried the absence of some Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) expected at the sitting of the Senate Committee on […]
2022 Appropriation bill passes second reading in senate
The 2022 Appropriation Bill of N16. 39 trillion passed second reading at the Senate on Wednesday, after debates on the general principles of the bill […]
2022 Budget passes second reading in Ondo Assembly
The Ondo State House of Assembly committed the 2022 budget proposal of N191 billion to Committee stage, after it scaled through the second reading at […]
Senate suspends FCT-IRS 2021 budget defence over discrepancy in figures
By Haruna SalamiThe Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Tuesday suspended budget defence of Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, FCT-IRS, over discrepancies in […]