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Issues in Padding and Unpadding of Budget 2016

The 2016 appropriation bill, may go down in history as the most controversial budgeting process in Nigeria.

At Last Buhari Signs Approriation bill into Law

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the 2016 budget appropriation  bill into law.  The signing was witnessed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly, Ita Enang and Chairmen of  appropriation committees of both  the senate and House...

Inside National Assembly’s N115 billion budget for 2016; House of Reps gets biggest share

The House of Representatives is to receive the highest allocation in National Assembly’s N115 billion budget for 2016, details of the proposal exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES ahead of an official release, shows. The public release of specific allocations to the various arms of the...

Budget Padding: Buhari Sweeps Off 184 Government Officials

President Muhammadu Buhari has demoted top civil servants who tampered with figures in the 2016 budget. Vanguard reports that at least 184 top officials were transferred to lesser establishments over the budget padding saga. It was gathered that 22 top officers from the Budget Office of...

Budget: Senate Uncovers N5bn shortfall for Meal Subsidy

THE Senate yesterday uncovered N5 billion shortfall in the amount allocated as meal subsidy for Unity Schools across the country as well as personnel cost of Kings College in the 2016 budget proposal submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Senate, only N6.8 billion...