2018 budget news

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    Politics SERAP, CD, Falana carpet National Assembly over N578bn projects – Punch Newspapers

    The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project, the Campaign for Democracy, and a human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), have berated the National Assembly for injecting N578bn constituency projects into the 2018 budget. SERAP, the CD and Falana, in … Read more via Punch...
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    Politics REVEALED: Abaribe Arrested After Exposing Illegal N30 Billion Inserted In Budget By Buhari -Thetrent

    Nigeria’s secret police on Friday, June 22, 2018 arrested Eyinnaya Abaribe, the senator representing Abia South at the National Assembly, presumably for his outspoken nature. According to online reports, Senator Abaribe was arrested at a popular hotel in the Maitama District of Abuja by agents...
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    Politics We adjusted, reduced 2018 budget in order to address geo-political imbalances – NASS – Vanguard News

    The National Assembly has said that the 2018 budget was adjustments and reduced so as to address geo-political imbalances and that the figures given by the presidency as the amounts of reductions made by the National Assembly were unduly exaggerated. budget The NASS in a statement on Friday …...
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    Politics National Assembly Not A Department Of The Presidency, Melaye Tells Buhari – Sahara Reporters

    Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi-West at the National Assembly, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of bringing sentiments into the alterations of the National Assembly to the 2018 budget. According to Melaye, the National Assembly is not a department of the Presidency, hence it...
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    Politics Presidency Reacts To NASS Response On Changes Made To 2018 Budget – Channels Television

    More reactions have continued to trail the signing of the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Assenting to the bill on Wednesday, the President had faulted the National .... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2Mhw6E6 Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics 2018 Budget: Nigeria’s Real Enemies Are In The National Assembly – P.M.EXPRESS

    The National Assembly have once again betrayed the confidence of Nigerians as they continued to define themselves as the real enemies of Nigeria. The journey to discovery of the National Assembly as distractive agents stifling attempts at development of Nigeria began with the revelations of...
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    Politics 2018 Budget: South East senators express shock over reported cuts – TODAY.NG

    The South East Senate Caucus has expressed shock over reported cut in the 2018 budget allocation for the Enugu Airport Terminal. The Chairman of the caucus, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, and lawmakers from the region said they learnt that an allocation of N2 billion sustained by the two aviation...
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    Politics Angry Nigerians Reacts To Senators, Reps 2018 Budget Padding – OluFamous.Com

    There is uproar in the land over the National Assembly’s massive alteration of the budget. In fact, a non-governmental organisation described the action as “criminal”. The lawmakers cut 4,700 projects amounting to N347billion from what President Muhammadu Buhari presented and introduced 6,403...
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    Politics Ex-CIBN chief blames National Assembly for tampering with 2018 Budget – TODAY.NG

    Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, immediate past president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), on Thursday criticised the National Assembly for tampering with provisions for critical projects in the 2018 budget..... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2tj3iUo Get More Nigeria...
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    Politics 2018 Budget: No Security Vote for Presidency, Says Udoma – Thisdaylive

    The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Thursday stated that there was no security vote for the presidency, debunking the report by Amnesty International (AI) titled: “Camouflaged Cash: How ‘Security Votes’ Fuel Corruption in Nigeria”, which...... Read more via...
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    Politics 2018 budget: Buhari govt gives breakdown of allocations – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Federal Government says in spite of the delay in signing the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law, it is determined to ensure effective execution. Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and Planning, gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of the approved 2018 … Read...
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    Politics 2018 budget: South East Senators ‘shocked’ over reduced allocation for Enugu airport –Dailypost

    The South East Senate Caucus has expressed shock over reported cut in the 2018 budget allocation for the Enugu Airport Terminal. The Chairman of the caucus, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, and lawmakers from the region said they learnt that an allocation of N2 billion sustained by the two … Read...
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    Politics FG spends N100b Sukuk Bonds on 25 ‘priority’ roads – The Sun Newspaper

    The Federal Government, on Thursday, disclosed that over N100 billion Sukuk Bond raised in 2017 was spent on the construction of twenty-five priority major roads across the country. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, state... Read more via The Sun Newspaper –...
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    Politics 2018 Budget: Melaye Accuses Buhari of Playing to the Gallery – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Dino Melaye, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of playing to the.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2If20yq Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Business 2018 Budget: No cause for alarm over $50.5 per barrel crude oil benchmark - Vanguard Newspaper

    Some experts in the oil and gas industry on Wednesday said there was no cause for alarm over the increase in the crude oil benchmark from 45 dollars.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2MahE0G Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Politics 2018 budget: We are not rubber-stamp legislature, Reps tell Buhari – BusinessDay News

    The leadership of House of Representatives, on Wednesday, vowed not to concede to plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to turn the legislative arm of government to rubber-stamp. The House’s reaction came barely 2 hours after... Read more via BusinessDay News – https://ift.tt/2yuweOk Get More...
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    Politics 2018 budget: We acted in national Interest – Na Allah – BusinessDay

    National Assembly has defended decision to inject fresh projects and thinker with the 2018 budget, that led to the inclusion of 6403 projects worth.... Read more via BusinessDay – https://ift.tt/2toGm5H Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Buhari’s Speech At Signing Of 2018 Budget – Channels Television

    President Muhammad Buhari on Wednesday finally signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law. The President assented to the bill more than a month.... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2MIcKce Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Nigeria under pressure to implement delayed budget – Public Finance International

    Nigeria’s government has been urged by a non-governmental organisation to hasten implementation of the delayed 2018 budget and ensure it improves welfare. Patricia Donli, chair of the board of... Read more via Public Finance International – https://ift.tt/2JFrSFi Get More Nigeria...
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    National Assembly Keeps Budget Details Secret After Jacking It Up By 10 Percent – Tori News

    The National Assembly is keeping the details of the 2018 budget top secret, despite jacking it up by more than 10 per cent. The Daily Trust reported that the NASS increased... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2JrrfSV Get More Nigeria Political News
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