Reps Amend Appropriation Bill, Increase 2024 Budget to N35.055trn The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 23, amended the 2024 appropriation bill to increase the 2024 budget from N28. 777 trillion to N35.055 trillion. This followed the consideration of the report of the House Committee on...

FG Releases N1.2tn for Capital Projects The Federal Government released a total sum of N1.23tn to 17 ministries for the implementation of capital projects aimed at advancing development and infrastructure initiatives as of September 30, 2023. An analysis of the Budget Implementation Report for the third...

President Tinubu Rejects Allegations of N3.7 Trillion Budget Padding, Affirms Senate's Integrity President Tinubu has strongly rejected allegations that the Senate added N3.7 trillion to the 2024 budget, describing the claims as baseless. Speaking from the State House in Abuja on Thursday, the President stated...

CMPA Condemns Senate ‘Budget Padding’, Urges For Investigation As well as calling for a comprehensive investigation of the upper chambers' allegations against Senator Abdul Ningi, the Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA) has expressed concern regarding the budget padding scandal rocking the Senate. The lawmakers...

CMPA Condemns Senate ‘Budget Padding’, Urges For Investigation As well as calling for a comprehensive investigation of the upper chambers' allegations against Senator Abdul Ningi, the Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA) has expressed concern regarding the budget padding scandal rocking the Senate. The lawmakers...

States Federation Allocation Increases by 69% to N5.54tn According to figures from the approved 2024 budget, the federation allocation to coffers of state governments will increase by 69% to N5.54tn in 2024. From the 2024 approved budget, states are projected to receive N2.24tn more than the...