Buhari Transmits Finance Bill To NASS For 2022 Budget     President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Finance Bill 2021 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage to give legal backing to some of the proposals in the 2022 Appropriation Bill currently before the parliament. The Speaker...

House Begins 2022-2024 MTEF Hearing, List 83 MDAs       The House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance will on Monday (today) begin an eight-day public hearing on the 2022-2024 Medium Time Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. To appear before the committee are heads and officials of Federal...

Reps To Pass Electoral Bill Today       The House of Representatives is billed to pass amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 today (Thursday) barring any last-minute change in plan. The Committee on Electoral Matters laid its report on the Electoral Act, 2010 (Amendment) Bill at the plenary...

Non-oil Sector Driving Nigerian Economy, Says Finance Minister       The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said the Nigerian economy is currently being driven by the non-oil sector. Ahmed said this when she led officials of her ministry to hold a meeting...

Reps Allege Sabotage, Grill Officials Over $120m Abandoned Ports’ Scanners         The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise, on Monday, grilled top officials of the Federal Government over the abandonment of 22 cargo scanners that cost taxpayers $120m at the seaports, airports and land...

Gbajabiamila To Banks: Stop Hidden Charges, Exploitative Marketing       The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed concern over the way Deposit Money Banks charge account holders indiscriminately, decrying that apart from known charges, there appeared to be other ‘hidden’ charges that banks...