Reps Extend NDDC’s 2020 Budget By Nine Months   The House of Representatives on Tuesday extended the expiration date of the 2020 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission from March 31, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business,...

Senate Passes N453.2bn NDDC’s 2020 Budget         The Senate on Monday passed the sum of N453,200,000,000.00 as the budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2020 fiscal year. This followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs by...

FG Writes NASS, Seeks Fresh 2020 Budget Review         The Federal Government has written to the National Assembly to demand a fresh review of the 2020 Appropriation Act. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, particularly asked the House of Representatives to extend the...

Buhari Seeks Approval For Revised FCT’s 2020 Budget       President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday requested the Senate to consider and approve the revised 2020 budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The President’s letter was read on the floor of the upper chamber by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...

Senate Panel Fails To Lay Revised 2020 Budget Report   The consideration of the revised 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.51 trillion suffered setback in the Senate on Tuesday. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Barau Jibrin, said the panel was not ready to lay the report...

Scandal: National Assembly Detects 'Strange' N33bn in SDGs Allocation How did the allocation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2020 budget became 73bn from N40bn? Was the budget for the Office of the Senior Special Assistant on SDGs padded? PRNigeria can authoritatively report that Members of...