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7 things you need to know about ‘Budget Padding’
By Tolulope Omoyeni The Nigerian news scene has been filled with stories about budget padding in the last two weeks and many of us still do not understand why or…
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The Explainer: Jibrin/Dogara budget padding controversy – The story so far
To understand the current budget padding controversy in the House of Representatives, you have to also look back at the entire 2016 budget process itself. On December 22nd 2015, President…
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Buhari didn’t sign a padded budget – Presidency
The 2016 national budget signed by President Buhari was not padded, the Presidency said on Tuesday. This claim was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC grills Jibrin, to invite Dogara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over his budget padding allegations. Jibrin had accused Speaker Dogara,…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Blabbing is fast becoming the hallmark of Jibrin – Hon. Okafor
The chairman of the House Committee on Health Services, Chike John Okafor has denied the allegation by former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that he moved…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: I received 1.4bn for constituency projects – Leo Ogor
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, has stated that he received the sum of 1.4bn Naira for constituency projects in the 2016 budget. Ogor made the disclosure while…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: 3 versions of 2016 budget submitted to police
Ousted House of Representatives Appropriations Committee chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin yesterday sent three versions of the 2016 budget to the police as the force began investigations of his allegation of padding.…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC starts probe of Senate Committee on Appropriations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started the probe of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, following the alleged padding of the 2016 national budget. The allegations were made…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin defies APC’s directives, indicts 2 governors
The former chairman House of Representatives committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin has defied an order by his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC barring him from speaking to the press…
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Obasanjo is the most corrupt person in Nigeria – Na’abba
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba on Sunday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the most corrupt person in Nigeria. Na’abba who was Speaker of the lower house during…
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SERAP blasts Dogara, says budget padding is corruption
Civil Rights Group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has blasted the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara for his statement that “budget padding is not a crime under…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara in desperate search for support
As the budget accusation rocking the House of Representatives continues to heighten, Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, is on a desperate search for an additional 28 members to help…
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Falana warns APC against stopping budget padding investigation
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist Femi Falana has warned the All Progressives Congress APC against interfering in the budget padding scandal rocking the House of Representatives.…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin complies with APC directive, stops public comments
The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has put on hold his media war against Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, following the All Progressives Congress directive…
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Budget padding is not an offence, I won’t resign – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara says budget padding is not an offence. Dogara made the statement while speaking with statehouse correspondents shortly after he met with President…
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Just In: Buhari, Dogara in closed-door meeting
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is presently in a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting is believed to be in line with the budget…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Northern students call for Jibrin’s probe
Northern Nigerian Students’ Association, NONSA, has called for the probe of former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over his allegations that the 2016 national budget was padded.…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin to re-appear before police panel with documents
As the controversy surrounding the row over the padding of the 2016 budget continues, former House of Representatives’ Appropriation Committee chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin has been invited again for questioning by…
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‘Lawmakers have the power to move money, but…’ – Jibrin
Abdulmummin Jibrin, the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, on Thursday, said that about 250 members of the House of Representative have signed a petition for the…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara to meet with Buhari today
As the controversy in the House of Representatives continue to deepen, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday meet with Speaker of the House or Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. According to the…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara is paying Reps $25,000 to sign vote of confidence register – Jibrin
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers he accused of budget padding have 'desperately' opened…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: APC says it cannot discipline Jibrin
The former chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Tuesday met with leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC at the party's national secretariat in Abuja…
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Just In: Jibrin meets with APC leaders over budget padding allegations
The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin is currently in a meeting with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his claims that Speaker…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Gbajabiamila opens up
The budget padding scandal in the House of Representatives is one issue that would continue to be spken about in days and weeks to come. Accusations and counter-accusations keep flying…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Committee Chairman denies allegations, dares Jibrin
Following allegations by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that some committee chairmen padded the budget with 2000 fictitious projects worth N284b, one of them has denied it.…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin’s revelations raise more questions than answers – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has added its voice to the current "budget padding" impasse in the House of Representatives. In a statement released on Monday by its Director, New…
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‘Constitution allows House of Reps to pad any budget from Presidency’- Jibrin
Former Chairman of the Appropriation Committee in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has revealed that even though the chambers had the right to 'pad' any budget presented before it,…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara’s security details may be withdrawn
There are insinuations that the Federal Government may withdraw the security details attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara over the controversy surrounding the 2016 budget, The Vanguard reports.…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: DSS has no business investigating reps – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and civil rights activist, Femi Falana has said that the Depart of State Service has no business investigating allegations of budget padding in the…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin releases pictures of Dogara’s ‘guest houses’ in Abuja
Former Chaiman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has released pictures of what he called guest houses of Speaker Dogara along Panama Crescent in Maitama Abuja. Jibrin sent…
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