Many Things Wrong With 2021 Budget - ACUF Boss         A development economist and Board Chairman of Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF), Dr. Chiwuike Uba, has picked holes in the 2021 budget, saying that the estimates and sectoral allocations do not align with the theme of the...

NASS Extends 2020 Capital Budget Implementation To March       The Senate on Wednesday passed an executive communication from President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking the extension of the implementation of the capital components of the 2020 budget from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Buhari, through his Minister...

FG Writes NASS, Seeks Fresh 2020 Budget Review         The Federal Government has written to the National Assembly to demand a fresh review of the 2020 Appropriation Act. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, particularly asked the House of Representatives to extend the...

NASS Kicks As NCC Raises Wage Bill By N12bn         The National Assembly (NASS) has queried the Nigerian Communications Commission over a sharp increase in its proposed wage bill between for 2021. The parliament also criticised the hike in the financial provision for consultancy services. While the...

NASS To Probe N48bn Abandoned Scanner At Apapa Port       The National Assembly may be on its way to open investigations on the three calibre mobile scanning machines belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, worth USD120 million (approximately N48 billion) currently rotting away at the...

Freight Forwarders Seek Reopening Of Borders       Freight forwarders under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents have tasked the Federal Government to re-open the border in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area Nigeria had closed all its land borders,...