Budget Padding tops Google search by Nigerians in 2016
The top searches for 2016 include trending celebrity stories and major events.
The top searches for 2016 include trending celebrity stories and major events.
"They cannot find the time to listen or read about 2017 figures when that of 2016 hasn’t helped their lives."
Nigeria targets N10 trillion revenue in 2017
The budget represents a 33 per cent raise on 2016 spending.
N58.9 billion will be spent on capital projects, while N56.6 billion will go to recurrent expenditure.
The proposed amount is N19.5 billion less than the 2016 budget.
The budget was reduced from that of 2016 by 22 per cent.
Mr. Saraki held a closed-door meeting with the president.
The commission said it has identified about 200 communities nationwide without access to telecoms services.
Works and Housing Ministry got the lion share, receiving N43.72 billion.
“The lessons we can draw from the recent past is that it is important to build up fiscal buffers."
The whistleblowing lawmaker also repeated calls for prosecution of Speaker Dogara and others.
The Speaker called for better transparency in Nigeria's budget process.
The government should also "ensure strict and efficient implementation of the resources allocated to the sector."
Apart from the National Assembly, other key bodies indicted include the NNPC and Ministry of Interior.
The documents shed light on the tactics Nigerian lawmakers usually adopt in self-enriching themselves.
The speaker is facing a serious allegation of financial misdeed.
Vice President Michel Temer is to act for the period of the trial.
The federal cabinet plans to submit draft bill for 2017 budget in October
The vice president urges citizens to remain patient as the administration works to turn around the situation in the country.
Government discovers 530 ghost workers during verification exercise.
"For the first time we promised Nigerians that the Senate will disclose its budget breakdown."
The budget rose by N257.19 million compared to the proposed spending sent to the assembly.
The budget was passed in May 2015.
The lawmakers denied any rift with the executive but said the National Assembly needed to do a "proper clean-up" of ...
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