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Buhari Signs N17.127trn 2022 Budget, Orders MDAs to Commence Early Preparation for 2023 Transition

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill. This he said was in line with keeping with the tradition of restoring a predictable January to December fiscal year, as provided for in the Constitution of the...

NDDC Scandal: Every Kobo must be Recovered – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Abuja said the concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was being reviewed, with a view to recovering every kobo that is recoverable, while those found culpable will face the law. Speaking at the virtual commissioning of the NDDC...

Jonathan Handed to Buhari $28.6bn Foreign Reserves, $5.6bn Dividends and N4tr Budget in 2015 – Chidoka

Jonathan Handed to Buhari $28.6bn Foreign Reserves, $5.6bn Dividends and N4tr Budget in 2015 - Chidoka A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has countered the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over comments that the money left behind by the administration of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan...

You can’t Keep Demanding the Accountability you don’t Give, Presidency Tackles SERAP

The Presidency has queried the origin, source of funds and motive of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), saying it cannot continue to demand accountability that it cannot give. The Presidency in a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, frowned at the constant...

Buhari to Sanction Govt Officials Involved in Budget Padding, Illegal Recruitment

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will soon sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers. Declaring open the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector,...

Buhari Celebrates Former NNPC Boss, Gaius-Obaseki, at 76

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, on his 76th birthday. President Buhari in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, congratulated the renowned oil and gas expert “for his dedication...