National Assembly May Pass 2021 Budget December 10         The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations are expected to turn in their report on the 2021 Appropriation Bill on Thursday. It was learnt that some standing committees have, however, yet to submit their reports on...

No Plan To Review 2021 Spending Estimates - Finance Minister         The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday in Abuja, said there is no plan to review the 2021 budget currently before the National Assembly. She has also allayed the fears of...

2021 Budget: Reps Dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s Representatives       The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. The committee had invited...

2021 budget: Trade Minister Seeks N11.18bn For Industry         The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, on Thursday sought the approval of the Senate for the sum of N11.18bn for 2021. He said the ministry’s budget proposal comprised personnel cost of N3.02bn; overhead cost,...

2021 Budget: Reps Cancel All New Capital Projects By TCN         House of Representatives has cancelled all new capital projects planned for execution by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The House Commitee on Power reached the decision via a motion at the resumed budget defence session...

2021 Budget: Increasing IGR To Stave Off Debt Accumulation         Two things that stood out in President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2021 budget presentation at the National Assembly last week are the desire to steer the economy away from racking up debts to increasing its revenue generation capacity...