Senate To Buhari: Scrap Redundant Federal Agencies       The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to reduce the number of its agencies in order to reduce cost of governance. The red chamber took the decision following the approval of the report of its joint committee on...

Buhari To Present N13.09trn 2021 Appropriation Bill To NASS Thursday       President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday present the 2021 N13.09 trillion Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly for necessary approval. Reliable legislative sources told our correspondent that the Executive has written formally...

President Buhari To Present 2021 Budget Next Week - Lawan       President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2021 Appropriations Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly next week, it was learnt. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made this known in his opening remarks to...

Budget: NASS Pledges Allocation To Youth Development       President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday that the National Assembly would allocate huge resources for youth development in the 2021 national budget. He said the arrangement would enable government to address the challenges facing Nigerian youths...

Buhari Signs N10.8trn Revised Budget Today - Minister   The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, met with the leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday to discuss the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. She disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari,...

Electricity Tariff Hike To Wait As Gbajabiamila, Lawan Intervene     The 100 per cent hike in electricity tariff slated to commence Wednesday has been put on hold. This follows the National Assembly leadership’s intervention at a meeting with the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), the National Electricity Regulatory...