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President Tinubu to Submit ₦6.6 Trillion Supplementary Budget to NASS

President Bola Tinubu plans to present a ₦6.6 trillion supplementary budget to the National Assembly for consideration in July. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, stated that the ₦6.6 trillion extra budget was still being computed by the administration but would be handed to the National Assembly once it resumed on July 2. “The budget will […]

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2024 Budget: ₦132bn ‘Frivolous’ Allocation Enough to Pay 55,083 Workers’ ₦100k MW

Civic-tech organization BudgIT revealed on Tuesday that up to ₦132 billion has been allocated for non-essential expenditures in the 2024 budget. According to BudgIT, this amount could instead be used to pay a monthly minimum wage of ₦100,000 to 55,083 workers for two years. Labeling the report “Opportunity Cost of Frivolities in the 2024 Budget,” […]

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Alleged 2024 Budget: Bauchi Tasks Nigerian Senate Investigate Padding

By Khalid Idris Doya An Amalgamation of Concerned in Bauchi has tasked the Nigerian Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio to as a matter of urgency immediately step aside and allow investigation of the allegations in line with the rules of the Senate. “The Senate should immediately withdraw the illegal and undemocratic suspension of Senator Ningi […]