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About 100 federal agencies that have already been pencilled down for scrap or merger have received a total allocation of over N200 billion in the 2014 budget, Daily Trust reports.
Analysis of the budget shows that even though the affected agencies have been described by a government report last year as wasteful, indolent and fueling corruption, provision has been made for them in next year’s budget.
Agencies in this category that received their usual allocation in the 2014 budget are: Petroleum Technology Development Fund N50bn; Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency N6.4 billion; Ajaokuta Steel Company, N3.9 billion and National Iron Ore Mining Company N1.5 billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offenses Commission recommended for merger got N10.2 billion and N4.6 billion respectively.
Others are National Salaries and Wages Commission, N890 million; Nigerian Investment Promotion Council N688 million; Fiscal Responsibility Commission N595 million and National Board for Technical Education N1.4 billion.
National Commission for Colleges of Edu-cation N951.7 million; Federal Character Com-mission N2.2 billion; Gurara Water Management Authority N224.5 million;
Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Manage-ment Commission N382 million; and National Inland Waterways Authority N7.9 billion.
Others are Commercial Law Department N82 million; Centre for Automotive Design and Development N127 million; Standard Organisation of Nigeria N2.2 billion; National Orientation Agency (NOA); National Institute for Cultural Orientation N1.4 billion.
Similarly, the National Troupe and the Natio-nal Theatre got N601 million; National Gallery of Arts N1.6 billion; Energy Commission of Nigeria N2.4 billion; National Productivity Centre N934 million; National Directorate of Employment N5.4 billion and National Research Institute for Chemical Technology N1.93 billion;
National Poverty Eradication Programme N1.8 billion; Federal Road Safety Commission N30.1 billion; National Action Committee on Aids N2.15 billion; Nigerian Telecommunication Satellite N3.3 billion; Consumer Protection Council N685 million and National Biotechnology Development Agency N1.6 billion.
Nigerian Copyright Commission N768 million, billion; Voice of Nigeria N3.1 billion, and Directorate of Technical Aide Corps N2,76 billion and the Rural Electrification Agency N8.2 billion.
Analysis of the budget shows that even though the affected agencies have been described by a government report last year as wasteful, indolent and fueling corruption, provision has been made for them in next year’s budget.
Agencies in this category that received their usual allocation in the 2014 budget are: Petroleum Technology Development Fund N50bn; Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency N6.4 billion; Ajaokuta Steel Company, N3.9 billion and National Iron Ore Mining Company N1.5 billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offenses Commission recommended for merger got N10.2 billion and N4.6 billion respectively.
Others are National Salaries and Wages Commission, N890 million; Nigerian Investment Promotion Council N688 million; Fiscal Responsibility Commission N595 million and National Board for Technical Education N1.4 billion.
National Commission for Colleges of Edu-cation N951.7 million; Federal Character Com-mission N2.2 billion; Gurara Water Management Authority N224.5 million;
Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Manage-ment Commission N382 million; and National Inland Waterways Authority N7.9 billion.
Others are Commercial Law Department N82 million; Centre for Automotive Design and Development N127 million; Standard Organisation of Nigeria N2.2 billion; National Orientation Agency (NOA); National Institute for Cultural Orientation N1.4 billion.
Similarly, the National Troupe and the Natio-nal Theatre got N601 million; National Gallery of Arts N1.6 billion; Energy Commission of Nigeria N2.4 billion; National Productivity Centre N934 million; National Directorate of Employment N5.4 billion and National Research Institute for Chemical Technology N1.93 billion;
National Poverty Eradication Programme N1.8 billion; Federal Road Safety Commission N30.1 billion; National Action Committee on Aids N2.15 billion; Nigerian Telecommunication Satellite N3.3 billion; Consumer Protection Council N685 million and National Biotechnology Development Agency N1.6 billion.
Nigerian Copyright Commission N768 million, billion; Voice of Nigeria N3.1 billion, and Directorate of Technical Aide Corps N2,76 billion and the Rural Electrification Agency N8.2 billion.
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