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Babatunde Fashola Apologizes To The National Assembly

David Folami — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:07:22 +0000

The minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has apologized to the National Assembly over comments on budgetary allocation to his ministry. Fashola had slammed the National Assembly for removing key projects of his ministry from the 2017 budget leaving projects like boreholes. “In any event, allegations of half-truths are only a flawed response [...]

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Ondo State Assembly Passes N170.8 Bn 2017 Budget

David Folami — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:00:56 +0000

The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday passed the N170.8 billion 2017 appropriation bill. The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Sunday Olajide, had presented the report of the committee to the House at plenary. Olajide said that the bill had undergone proper scrutiny by members while public sittings were held [...]

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Yemi Osinbajo Signs 2017 Budget Into Law

David Folami — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:28:47 +0000

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 appropriation bill into law on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock. He signed the bill at 4:40pm with Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Abba Kyari, all [...]

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Yemi Osinbajo To Sign 2017 Budget Today

David Folami — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:28:03 +0000

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will sign the 2017 budget at 3pm on Monday, June 12, 2017. This was disclosed by Bamikole Omisore, media aide of Senate President Bukola Saraki, when he tweeted on his Twitter page (@MrBanksOmishore), “Today at 3:00pm Senate President bukolasaraki will join AG ProfOsinbajo for the signing of 2017budget at Presidential Villa [...]

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2017 Budget: President Buhari’s Letters Dominate Senate’s Resumption of Plenary

Ade Adewale — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 14:34:51 +0000

The 8th Senate returns to regular business on Tuesday as it continues work on the 2017 budget and several economic priority bills which are at different stages of their passage. Its President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will also read the two pending letters from President Muhammadu Buhari on extension of his holiday in London and [...]

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Toyin Saraki, Chair Of Nigeria CSO’s Primary Healthcare Revitalization Support Group Presents Memorandum To NASS 2017 Budget Appropriation Committee

Ade Adewale — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:34:56 +0000

On Tuesday 14 February 2017 in Abuja, Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) and Chair of the Primary Healthcare Revitalisation Support Group presented a memorandum on the 2017 Health Budget to the Nigerian National Assembly. The Support Group comprises of the Chairman of the Committee on Healthcare Services, Hon. Chike [...]

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2017 Budget: Nigeria Senate set to hold Public Hearing on Monday

Ade Adewale — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:49:34 +0000

The 8th Senate will on Monday hold a first-of-its-kind public hearing on the 2017 Appropriation Bill submitted to the legislature by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Public Hearing is aimed at allowing stakeholders and members of the public [...]

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2017 Budget Is Hopeless – PDP

David Folami — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:14:21 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi state chapter, yesterday took a swipe at the 2017 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the budget lacked the potential to help Nigerians become self-reliant. According to Today, while speaking with journalists in Abakaliki, the state’s party chairman, Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, further noted [...]

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