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Borno speaker assures speedy passage of 2024 budget proposal

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Borno speaker assures speedy passage of 2024 budget proposal

Bode December 15, 2023

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA), Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has assured speedy passage of the 2024 appropriation bill presented to the State House of Assembly by Governor Babagana Zulum. Lawan sad that the state assembly will carefully study the 2024...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara

Nigerian News

Fubara signs Rivers N800bn 2024 budget into law

Bode December 14, 2023

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday signed the state N800 billion 2024 budget into law, barely 24 hours after it was presented to a four-man State House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara said that the budget would provide...

Nigerian News

Boko Haram insurgency: Borno resettles 1 million IDPs – Zulum

Bode December 14, 2023

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said over one million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by Boko Haram crisis in the state have so far been resettled by government. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri while presenting the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly....

Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar,

Security News

Minister wants increase in defence budget over rising inflation

Bode December 14, 2023

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, has appealed for an increase in the 2024 budget of the ministry over rising cost of operations caused by inflation. Badaru said this at the 2024 budget defence before the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on defence...

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Obaseki presents N325.3bn 2024 budget for Edo

Bode December 5, 2023

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday presented a budget of N325.3billion for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget christened ”Budget of Home Run and Finishing Strong”, Obaseki said it was made up of N178 billion capital expenditure and N146 billion recurrent...

METRO

Wike seeks National Assembly approval to spend N61.6bn

Bode November 30, 2023

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday sought approval of the National Assembly to spend N61.6 billion 2023 supplementary budget. Wile made the appeal when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on FCT at the National Assembly complex...

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo presenting the budget before the floor of Anambra State House of Assembly

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Soludo presents N410bn 2014 budget for Anambra

Bode November 21, 2023

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo of Anambra on Tuesday presented N410 billion 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Soludo said the budget tagged- ‘Changing Gears: the transformation agenda begins’, was aimed at beginning the transformation agenda and implementing a new...

WORLD

UN chief presents $3.3bn budget for 2024 to General Assembly

Bode October 11, 2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday presented a budget of US$3.3 billion regular budget for 2024 to the fifth committee of the UN General Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fifth Committee of the General Assembly is saddled with the responsibilities for administrative and...

Nigerian News

N15bn budget for safe school project in Nigeria’s best interest – FG

Bode August 9, 2023

The Federal Government has said that its N15 billion budget for safe school project in the 2023 budget was in the best interest of the country. The National Coordinator, Safe School Initiative (SSI), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Halima Iliya, stated this at a...

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NDDC clarifies alleged misappropriation of N1.4trn budget

Bode May 10, 2023

By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has cleared the air over the Senate’s probe of its budgets for 2021 and 2022. In a statement of clarification, the NDDC Managing Director urged the public to avoid jumping to...

Gov. Oyetola signs N138bn budget into law

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Gov. Oyetola signs N138bn budget into law

Bode November 26, 2022

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has signed N138 billion budget for 2023 fiscal year into law. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Friday said that the governor signed the bill into law on Thursday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state...

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President Buhari transmits FCT, NDDC budget to Reps

Bode November 14, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the 2023 statutory budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the House of Representatives for approval. Buhari also transmitted to the House, the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal (CCT) and the Constitution of the Federal...

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El-Rufai presents 2023 draft budget of N370bn to Assembly

Bode October 19, 2022

Gov. Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday presented the 2023 draft budget of N370 billion to the State House of Assembly. The estimates conform with his administration’s 60:40 ratio of capital to recurrent expenditure. It is the eighth and final budget of El-Rufai’s tenure which ends in...

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Senators express divergent views on 2023 Appropriation Bill

Bode October 7, 2022

Some senators on Friday, expressed divergent views on the N20.5 trillion Appropriation Bill for 2023. Those who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said it is a bill of sustainability while others said that there were areas the Buhari’s administration needed to address before handing over power...

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Soludo signs revised budget of N170bn, borrows N100bn

Bode July 22, 2022

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has signed the revised budget of N170 billion into law. Soludo said that the budget christened; “Building off from the Blocks”, fell short of N250 billion, estimated as the amount required in building critical infrastructure in the state. Mr Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to...

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Senate passes N17.3trn revised 2022 budget

Bode April 15, 2022

The Senate has passed the revised 2022 N17.3trillion budget. This followed the adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Appropriation at Thursday’s plenary. Presenting the report, Sen. Barau Jibrin, the Chairman of the committee said that the budget was made up of N7 trillion recurrent expenditure and N5...

BUSINESS

FIRS will leverage on Finance Act 2021, to achieve adequate funding for budget – Nami

Bode February 18, 2022

By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it would use the instrumentality of the Finance Act 2021, through collaboration with taxpayers and key stakeholders to ensure adequate funding of the country’s budget and raise the requisite financing for national development. This was...

Nigerian News

Ayade signs 2022 appropriation bill into law, says budget to ensure industries take off

Bode December 31, 2021

PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade on Friday signed the state’s 2022 appropriation bill into law. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the State Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar, Governor Ayade said the N354.55bn budget will ensure the take-off of...

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BREAKING: President Buhari signs 2022 budget of N17.126trn

Bode December 31, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion into law. The President signed the national budget on Friday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The appropriation bill was presented to the President by his Senior Special...