Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has called for investigation and prosecution of federal lawmakers involved in the padding of the 2016 budget, but said the Department of State Service does not have the moral and legal rights to carry out the probe. The Human rights lawyer made his position known in a statement on Sunday, stating that […]
Continue ReadingThe secretary to the government of the federation, Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday appeared before the joint senate committees on ethics, appropriation and finance, to explain that the federal government is finding it difficult to fund the 2016 budget. He explained that there is a fall in oil production of up to 800,000bpd – compared to the […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- Weeks after horse-trading between the presidency and the national assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2016 budget into law. The president has just signed the budget at the Presidential Villa. Details soon…
Continue ReadingPresident Buhari has returned the 2016 budget to the National Assembly, noting areas of concern in the document and demanding adjustment. Abdurazaq Namdas (APC-Adamawa State), who spoke on behalf of the House of Representatives confirmed this on Thursday. “I can confirm to you that we are in possession of the letter from the president identifying […]
Continue ReadingThe leadership of the house of representatives committee on appropriation, has posited that the presidency is not telling Nigerians the true story about 2016 budget. There was an alleged reallocation of funds for Lagos-Calabar rail project to Lagos-Kano rail project. Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, chairman of the committee, in a series of messages on his Twitter […]
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