Former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, non returning federal lawmakers as well as immediate past ministers and presidential aides, will not get their severance allowances until 2016. Going by the remuneration package put together by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, their severance allowances is valued at about N3.24bn. Sources at... Read More

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May 19, 2015

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Pres. Jonathan secretly signed the budget weeks ago and it only just became public knowledge

by Kolapo Olapoju It appears President Goodluck Jonathan may have signed the 2015 Appropriation Bill weeks ago, however, it is only just becoming public knowledge. The Senate had passed the 2015 budget on April 28, following the passage of the same bill by the House of Representatives on April 23. According to a report by... Read More

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April 28, 2015

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Finally, the 2015 budget has been passed by the Senate

by Ranti Joseph The Senate has passed the sum of N4.493 trillion budget for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget passage on Tuesday, came with an increment of N135.4 billion above what the executive arm of government earlier prepared and submitted to the National Assembly for approval. The passage followed the adoption of the report... Read More

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