*As NiMET signs MoU with foreign company for revenue drive Tom Okpe, Abuja The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) on Thursday disagreed on N255 billion liability incurred by the agency responsible for the governing and operation of Ports in the country at the ongoing House financial committee public hearing. While […]
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said it would carry out system audit of selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to improve their response rate in revenue returns. Acting Chairman of the commission, Victor Muruako, disclosed this in the 2018 annual report and audited accounts of the commission and made available to journalists in Abuja. Muruako […]
Few days after the signing into law of the 2020 budget by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Gombe state Fiscal Responsibility Commission has prepared and published a report containing analysis of the state’s Appropriation Act. This is the first time such a report is being produced in seven years which the agency’s Chairman, Abubakar Tata […]
A Bill for a law to provide for prudent management of state’s resources, ensure long term macroeconomic stability of the state economy, secure greater accountability and transparency in fiscal operations within medium term fiscal policy framework and the establishment of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission to ensure the promotion and enforcement of the state’s economic objectives […]
Paul Usoro is one of Nigeria’s leading lawyers, with industry-leading expertise in commercial and telecommunications law. In the fifth part of a series of articles, he tackles the issue of institutional reform of the Nigerian Bar Association. He recently completed a series of articles on the issue of welfare for young practitioners in the legal […]
Paul Usoro is one of Nigeria’s leading lawyers, with industry-leading expertise in commercial and telecommunications law. In the fourth part of a series of articles, he tackles the issue of institutional reform of the Nigerian Bar Association. He recently completed a series of articles on the issue of welfare for young practitioners in the […]