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Ekiti assembly passes N91.1bn 2020 revised budget

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2020 revised appropriation bill of N91.1 billion which is N33.6 billion lower than the previous appropriation. The assembly had earlier passed the 2020 Appropriation Act of N124.7 billion before the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the

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Reps pass revised N10.8trn 2020 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

…Make provision for resident doctors …Approve Buhari’s request to borrow $5.51bn The House of Representatives has passed the sum of N10.81 trillion Appropriation bill for the 2020 fiscal year. This was sequel to the presentation of a report on the budget by the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Muktar Betara, at the Committee of […]

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Diri presents 2020 appropriation bill to Bayelsa assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2020 0

Bayelsa state Governor, Douye Diri on Tuesday presented an appropriation bill of N242.28 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to the Bayelsa state House of Assembly. Presenting his maiden budget estimate christened: “Consolidation for prosperity 2020,” Diri said the appropriation bill defines the structure of the economic activities to be undertaken in the fiscal

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Buhari directs presentation of 2021 Appropriation Bill by September

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2019 0

Abuja – President Buhari has directed that efforts be made to ensure the presentation of the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly in September 2020. The president gave the directive when he signed the 2020 budget at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. “I am confident that all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies will […]

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Buhari’s remarks at signing into law of 2020 Appropriation Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2019 0

PROTOCOLS 1.           It is my pleasant duty, today, on my 77th birthday, to sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. I thank the National Assembly, in particular, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and indeed all the Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, and Members, for passing the 2020 Appropriation Bill, expeditiously.

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Gov. Zulum presents N134bn appropriation bill for 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2019 0

Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday presented N134.5 billion appropriation  bill for the year 2020 before the state House of Assembly for consideration. The bill tagged “Budget of Recovery and Stabilization” was less than the N144 billion budgeted for 2019, representing about 7.5 per cent decrease. Zulum disclosed that the bill consist […]

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Just in: NASS to pass 2020 Appropriation Bill in Dec.

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Abuja – The Chairman of the National Assembly, Sen. Ahmad Lawan ,said that the assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion in December. Lawan who is also the President of the Senate said this at the two-day Joint National Budget Hearing on the 2020 Appropriation Bill in the National […]

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Obaseki presents N175.7bn Budget to Edo Assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2018 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill with plans to spend a total of N175.7 billion in the 2019 fiscal year, broken into: Capital Expenditure, N95.8 billion and Recurrent Expenditure, N79.9 billion. Presenting the 2019 Budget Estimates to a session of the Edo State House of Assembly in […]

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Amosun presents N402.63bn Appropriation Bill to Ogun Assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2018 0

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has presented a budget estimate of N402.63Bn as the 2019 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly, representing 17% increase compared to the 2018 budget size of N345.4Bn. Giving the breakdown of the estimate christened, ‘Budget of Enduring Legacy’, Amosun explained that the sum of N254.005Bn would […]

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NASS yet to transmit 2018 budget to Presidency – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2018 0

Despite concerns raised by citizens over the delayed passage of the 2018 budget, the National Assembly is yet to transmit the appropriation bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, one week after its passage. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, disclosed this on Wednesday while responding to inquiries from State House correspondents […]

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Experts to NASS: Pass 2018 Budget to reflate economy

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2018 0

…Say action will spur GDP growth …Want execution of critical projects …Late passage ‘ll affect full implementation’ Ahead of the passage of 2018 Appropriation Bill by the National Assembly, financial experts have said that although the federal lawmakers’ resolve to do the needful this week came seven months after President Muhammadu Buhari

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Buhari writes Senate on $496m aircraft purchase

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

The Senate on Wednesday, received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking a “Supplementary Input to the 2018 Appropriation Bill on the Purchase of Supper Tucano Aircraft from the United States Government”. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, announced the receipt of the letter tagged ‘Communication from the President’ The letter dated April 13 reads