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NASS promises adequate funding of critical watchdog agencies

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…as Finance C’mttee wants extra finding of Fiscal Responsibility Commission’s budget By Haruna Salami, Tom Okpe The National Assembly is set to allocate adequate funds to agencies of government that play watchdog roles in the nation’s financial sector. Senate Committee on

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Senate committee exposes how MDAs fail to remit over N3 trillion into FG’s account

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

*Knocks Accountant General’s office for deficiency in collection of operational surpluses *Minister lauds probes Tunde Opalana, Abuja As the Senate Committee on Finance continues its investigations into revenue remittances by over 700 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government, the chairman of the committee, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Lagos

Money

Why FG took over revenue management of NNPC, NPA other ‘juicy’ agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Philip Clement As Nigeria battles funds paucity arising from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has announced the taking over of some of its ‘juicy’ revenue generation agencies. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

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Reps probe MDAs over failure to submit audit reports

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2020 0

The House of Representatives on Monday says it will unmask Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that refused to appear before it with their audited reports. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Wole Oke, disclosed this during an investigative public hearing into the presentation of audit reports of MDAs on Monday. The committee is investigating […]

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NHIS: You lack powers to suspend agencies’ CEOs, SGF tells Board members

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

The Federal Government has said that the membership of governing boards of Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions (MDAs) are part time, a privilege and thus they lack powers to suspend or remove a Chief Executive appointed by President without due process. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this on […]

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Capacity building: ABSG goes for parastatals, NGO

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2018 0

Following its bid to drive Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s five pillars of development plan, Abia state Government has revealed that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure that staff of ministries departments/parastatals and agencies, MDAs and non-governmental organizations are trained in capacity building Speaking with newsmen after the maiden interaction in Umuahia, the

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At last, NASS passes N9.20trn 2018 budget with caveat

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2018 0

…Says FG can’t borrow without approval …Pegs oil benchmark at $51 At last, the National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2018 budget estimated at N9.20 trillion as against N8.612 trillion presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Giving the highlight of the budget, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma

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FG saves N68bn on personnel cost in 2017- Adeosun

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed that the Federal Government has saved N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017; bringing the aggregate savings by the government on personnel cost since 2007 to date to N288 billion. Adeosun made this disclosure on Wednesday during her presentation of “Status Update on the Implementation of […]

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SERAP to Buhari: Withdraw board appointments of 8 dead persons

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2017 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “withdraw without further delay the list of appointments to the boards of agencies and parastatals in order to remove a clear and recognizable danger to the integrity of these bodies, and allow the civil service systems to carry out the appointments, in strict […]

Business

LAHA set to enact law on 24-hr electricity

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2017 0

Lagos State House of Assembly(LAHA) is set to enact a law that would strengthening electricity generation and ensure 24 hours’ uninterrupted power supply in the state. A bill to this effect would soon be passed into law by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The bill, which went through public hearing on Wednesday, was described […]

Anambra Times

Why security is assured in Anambra – Obiano

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has attributed his successful security measures to heavy procurement of security apparatus to security agencies in the state. Governor Obiano stated this while addressing some Anambra indigenes who are based in Enugu, at Enugu Sports Club, Enugu State recently. Some of the indigenes included market leaders in Enugu, religious

Interviews

Government, agencies must synergise on foreign exchange management- Adeleke

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

Last Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, N8.612 trillion 2018 Appropriation Bill. In this interview with GANIYU OBAARO, a financial expert, Mr. Azeez A. Adeleke, FCIB, examines some key issues in the budget, including sectoral allocation, foreign exchange, diversification, taxation and job creation. Excerpts

Abuja Times

ICT: FCTA Transport secretary urges MDAs, agencies to empower staff

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

Secretary of the FCT Transportation Secretariat, Comrade Kayode Opeifa, has called on Federal Government ministries and agencies to increase maximum productivity by empowering the staff on Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool to move with globalisation trend. Comrade Kayode, who was represented in the occasion by Engineer Wilson Unogwu made the call Monday

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IPAC urges security agencies to be proactive

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

The Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Anambra State, Chief Bartho Igwedibia, has urged security agencies to be proactive in tackling rising cases of political misconducts in the state. Igwedibia made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akwa. He said reports of destruction of billboards, […]

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25 agencies failed to remit N1.69trn to FG – Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

The Senate ad hoc committee, has disclosed in a report that 25 government agencies have failed to remit N1.695 trillion revenue to the consolidated revenue fund. The committee also disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was running on a deficit of about N3.115 trillion between 2012 and 2016. NAN reports that the committee […]