This information was contained in the 2017 to 2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) sent to the National Assembly for approval yesterday.

The drifting economy and drive to get it back on track is the subject matter of legislative packages to be unveiled in the National Assembly next week.

It has occurred to me that other assets could also be sold. How about selling the National Assembly itself or selling the Central Bank? There would be quite a sizeable amount to be derived from these assets.

That Nigerians have been facing difficult economic challenges and headwinds beyond the ordinary calls for pity, lamentation and above all, concerted efforts by those who manage the economy at reversing the trend.

In fact, JAMB says it is yet to be communicated to by either the National Assembly or any other organ of government, regarding the issue, which many parents and guardians are passionate about.

Those who make laws for the Federal Republic of Nigeria are back to work after a long recess. They are all singing from the same hymn book, the hymn book of recession.

My take on the raging controversy over whether or not to sell Nigeria’s national assets is that there seems to be a sinister motive behind the sale. Those angling to sell or buy Nigeria’s cherished national assets don’t seem to believe in Nigeria.

A coalition of partners and stakeholders under Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, has urged members of the National Assembly to work on the speedy passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, and hold a public hearing to the effect.

The upper chamber gave approval to Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) to put together a substantive motion and present it to the Senate for a more comprehensive debate on Tuesday as a step to...

As the National Assembly resumed from its break, the Senate President Bukola Saraki has said past administrations' failure to plan in times of boom was the cause of economic hardship Nigeria currently faces.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will also lead a marathon debate today on the best options open to the country on its economy.

Apart from that, Nigerians are also hopeful that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), would be up and doing in getting rid of internal wrangling that has pitted its majority-led legislative arm against itself.