Tag: budget

"For the avoidance of doubt, the Federal Government does not operate a ‘shadow budget’ or expend public funds outside the ...

A review of Benue State’s audited financial records from 2018 to 2025 reveals a troubling pattern: a disconnect between the ...

The budget passed by the Senate was not accompanied by details of its revenue sources, prompting some lawmakers to raise ...

According to a statement issued Tuesday, the policy followed consultations with stakeholders in Nigeria’s nutrition sector across public and private ...

The SEDC MD further disclosed plans to construct railways across the five South-east states to enhance trade, improve regional connectivity, ...

The lawmakers, who were expected to reconvene today, postponed plenary sessions to allow committees, MDAs conclude 2026 budget defence. 

The committee said it would critically examine the proposal before making budgetary provisions in INEC’s 2026 allocation to accommodate preparations ...

A heated exchange erupted on Tuesday during the 2026 budget defence of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, ...

“By the time we free up subsidy, that means no payment of subsidy that runs to several trillions of naira ...

The lawmakers said the lack of funding was crippling committees’ constitutional responsibility to oversee federal government agencies.

President Bola Tinubu presented the budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on 19 December 2025.

The Air Force said the acquisition was critical to strengthening NAF’s capacity to deliver decisive airpower in support of national ...

The organisation expressed grave concern over what they described as constitutional breaches arising from the repeal and re-enactment of the ...

The Anamabra State's appropriation law increased the state's 2026 budget to N766 billion, up from N757 billion in the state's ...

The governor assured that the state government would remain disciplined and committed to implementing the budget as approved.

Mr Oyebanji laid the budget before the Ekiti State House of Assembly on 10 October.

"The bill is designed to bring an end to the practice of running multiple budgets concurrently, while at the same ...

Although Nigeria’s health spending per capita has risen from about $68 in 2020 to $91 in 2022, Mrs Anas said ...

“This budget is more than figures, it is a roadmap for transformation, a contract with the people..."

The lecturers went on strike in August over the non-payment of salaries and arrears by the state government.

The closed-door session, which lasted for over an hour, was believed to have centred on mounting discontent among members over ...

Nigeria budgets billions to maintain its prisons annually, but makes no specific provision for sanitary pads for women prisoners.

"Mr President knows what he is doing. He doesn’t take decisions impulsively. Every borrowing plan under this administration is carefully ...

The country is currently running two budgets simultaneously: the extended 2024 budget and the 2025 budget of about N54.2 trillion, ...

The lawmakers said the circulars should be suspended until the issuance of the Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE), the official ...