nigeria's budget

The structure of Nigeria’s budget whereby huge amount of money is allocated to recurrent spending and debt servicing have been identified as major reasons why Nigerians are not feeling the impact of budgetary spending. The Chief Executive Officer, RTC Advisory Services Ltd, Mr Opeyemi Read...

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has issued a presidential directive, which will henceforth (until a constitutional amendment) mandate the executive to submit budgetary proposals to the National Assembly latest by September of every year. Worried by late implementation of capital projects...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a proposed N7.298tn budget for the 2017. Here is Mr. president's full speech at the presentation of 2017 budget: 1. It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the Budget of Recovery and Growth...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The budget proposal is 7.298trillion which represents a total of 20.4% increase over the 2016 estimate. The president during the budget presentation said the nation will...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly today. 1:58pm: The President arrived at the National Assembly and was received by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, when he entered the...

All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 budget as holy. He said this on Thursday while making his contribution to debate on the 2016 appropriation bill on the floor of the senate, Melaye said he was once blind...