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29 Dec 2016
The first time this budget analysis series ran was for the 2016 budget; and it becomes visible each day that the 1810-page document was a horrid, hurriedly-put, corrupt-conduit-filled piece of executive cluelessness.
29 Dec 2016
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’adu Abubakar has urged the National Assembly and state assemblies to shun bills capable of causing religious crisis in the country.
28 Dec 2016
It is also confusing when members of the Senate highlight certain other bills as potentially having the power to completely revolutionise the economy –like the Petroleum Industry Bill and
22 Dec 2016
The speech with which President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2017 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on December 14, 2016, should be of interest to Nigerians beyond the fiscal details of the presentation.
21 Dec 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight bills already passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly.
19 Dec 2016
“My admonition to them is to ensure the needful is done so that Nigerians could feel the impact of the implementation of the budget on time because time is of essence to all of us.”
17 Dec 2016
The Senate, yesterday said it has set in motion, machinery that would ensure strict compliance by the Presidency, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government, to all resolutions...
1 Dec 2016
A new law to address poverty and other socio-economic issues in the country is being worked on by the National Assembly.
1 Dec 2016
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting did not disclose details of the document.
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting.
25 Nov 2016
Spokesperson for the House, Abdulrazak Namdas, who briefed reporters at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, particularly described Obasanjo as greatest in the annals of corrupt leadership in the country.
25 Nov 2016
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that the on-going process of amending the 1999 Constitution being undertaken by the 8th National Assembly would be completed early next year.
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