[The Legislative Blog]: Who got paid to print this National Assembly budget hearing banner?

[The Legislative Blog]: Who got paid to print this National Assembly budget hearing banner?

While many of you may have all your attention on the speeches and deliberations at today’s public hearing of the 2017 National Budget by the joint sitting of the Nigerian Senate, House of Representatives and other agencies, we could not pass up this detail that caught our eye. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA... Read More

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banner, budget, House of Representatives, national assembly, Public Hearing, senate, the legislative blog

February 13, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Dogara’s full speech at the public hearing of the 2017 National Budget

The National Assembly is holding a public hearing on the 2017 National Budget today and it has invited ministries and government agencies to defend their budget allocations. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has just given his opening address where he stated that the hearing is a fulfilment of the goals set by... Read More

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budget, enate, House of Reps, joint hearing, national assembly, Speech, the legislative blog, Yakubu Dogara

February 10, 2017

Repair of Abuja airport runway not included in 2017 budget – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the repair of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport was not included in the 2016 and 2017 budgets. He said this while speaking with Sani Bello, Niger state governor, according to a statement released by his media aide, Bamikole Omisore on Friday. He said the non-completion of the... Read More

abuja airport, budget, Bukola Saraki, repair, runway

February 6, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Declare your health status, PDP tells Buhari | National Assembly budget not secret – Senator | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Declare your health status, PDP tells Buhari – YNaija ‘Senate has received Buhari’s letter’ – YNaija No need to reconvene to discuss Buhari’s letter – Gbajabiamila – YNaija National Assembly budget not secret – Senator – YNaija MD: NDDC owes N1.2tn – The Nation Fashola charges surveyors... Read More

APC, budget, Health status, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari, senate, The YNaija Tracklist

February 6, 2017

National Assembly budget not secret – Senator

Chairman, Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation Senator Ali Wakili says the budget of the National Assembly has never been a secret. Wakili, who spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, explained that the assembly’s budget had always been captured in the Appropriation Bill usually presented by the president. “It is part of... Read More

budget, national assembly, secrecy, Senator Ali Wakili

February 3, 2017

Angry protesters stone Mimiko’s convoy in Akure

Some protesters on Thursday attacked the convoy of Governor Olusegun Mimiko in Akure, Ondo State. They reportedly smashed the side screens of two vehicles in the governor’s convoy. It took the intervention of the men of the state police command to disperse the protesters. There had earlier been a protest at the Ondo Assembly complex... Read More

Akure, budget, convoy, Olusegun Mimiko, protesters

February 2, 2017

Senate to allow Magu defend EFCC budget

Despite the corruption allegations against him, the Senate will allow acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to defend the agency’s budget, Vanguard reports. Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Utazi said the committee would maintain the status quo by inviting Magu to the defend the 2017... Read More

budget, defend, EFCC, ibrahim magu, senate

February 1, 2017

Just In: APC supporters protesting at Ondo Assembly complex

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently protesting at the Ondo State House of Assembly complex. The protesters are against the presentation of the state’s budget by Governor Olusegun Mimiko three weeks to the end of his tenure. The protesters also said they were also protesting against an alleged move by the governor... Read More

APC, budget, Olusegun Mimiko, protest

January 20, 2017

Why we have no choice but to borrow – Adeosun

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said oil prices are not returning to $110 per barrel, leaving Nigeria no choice than to borrow. Adeosun spoke at the 14th Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja on the theme ‘Beyond recession: Towards a resilient economy’. Adeosun said the 2017 budget has a deficit of N2.36 trillion, which could... Read More

borrow, budget, Finance Minister, kemi Adeosun, nigeria

January 17, 2017

Reps question Adeosun, Udoma on exchange rate, inflation

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma were on Monday grilled by members of House of Representatives. Both Ministers were questioned on the free fall of the naira against the US dollar and the rising inflation in the country. They appeared before the House Joint Committees... Read More

budget, exchange rate, House of Reps, inflation, Jemi Adeosun, Udoma Udo Udoma

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Senate Leader, Ali Ndume and Senator Oluremi Tinubu | YNaija.com

January 16, 2017

Opinion: Much ado about National Assembly budget – whose interest?

by Egbo Mon-Charles The call for the National Assembly Budget to be made public no doubt has assumed a dimension of public discourse. Among the many issues for which the institution has lately been under criticism, this campaign has proven to be the major one. It is centred on the sentiment that because the information... Read More

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budget, Buhari, Bukola Saraki, Electorate, Executive, legislature, national assembly, nigeria, Politics

January 12, 2017

Appropriations Committee, budget, Fiscal year, Legislative process, national assembly

The Dummies’ Guide to how budgets are passed in Nigeria

If there was any good to come out of the mess that the 2016 budget turned out to be, it is the increased interest that many Nigerians – both the elite and the masses – now have in the budget process. Between the Dogara-Jibrin allegation-trading party and the padding scandal – whether or not that is... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

January 5, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Defence budget analysis

by Saatah Nubari This is the second piece in my 2017 budget analysis series. The first analysis focused on the budget of the State House (which was referred to as the Presidency in previous budgets). MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Today, we will take a look at the budget for the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

2017, analysis, army, budget, Buhari, Forces, Ministry of Defence, Saatah Nubari

January 1, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Please what arms is the Nigerian Army procuring again?

Did the ones they just got last year expire? Or did they not spend all the monies allocated to buying arms in 2016. Or are being too sceptical? Never mind the fact that this 2017 budget general already smells fishy. This is about the Ministry of Defence getting another 5 billion Naira to buy arms... Read More

budget, Buharinomics, Nigerian Army, the Presidential Blog

December 25, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] Are we moving the Presidency in 2017?

Honestly. Because it is becoming increasingly difficult to understand. First it was the jaw-dropping NGN 1.05 billion allocated for presidential travels in 2017 and now we hear the Federal Government is proposing to spend NGN 2.38bn in 2017 on fueling and maintenance of the presidential jets. The same Presidential jets we thought we’d agreed to... Read More

budget, Buhari, jets, the Presidential Blog, travels

December 21, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] On the new romance between the President and the legislature

So just yesterday, we told you that President Muhammadu Buhari signed 8 bills into law after a 45-minute-long closed-door meeting between him and the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Today, Senator Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters has released a statement asking us to note the fact that this... Read More

budget, Buhari, Ita Enang, Saraki, the Presidential Blog

December 16, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] This is why we won’t cut Mr. Buhari any slack

When people blame us for being too hard on the current administration and admonish us to chill a little … I just wish everyone can at least cut @MBuhari some slack and allow the #2017Budget be implemented first, let's be positive please. — Arc. Kehinde Ajayi (@kenosb) December 14, 2016 We wonder if they don’t... Read More

2017 budget, budget, Buhari, recession, Twitter NG

December 15, 2016

YNaija Analysis: The shameful treatment of the Super Falcons

The Super Falcons made the nation proud once again by emerging champions at the recently concluded African Women Cup of Nations tournament. For coming tops, the Falcons are to get about $16,500 in tournament money. However, since they won the championship on the 3rd of December, they have been owed their cash prize including bonuses... Read More

AWCON, budget, FG, football, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, solomon dalung, sports, sticky, super eagles, Super Falcons, ynaija analysis

December 14, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: 7 things we learnt from the 2017 budget presentation

As promised, the President presented the 2017 budget before the Senate today, Wednesday, the 14th of December. Meanwhile the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma has already said the sum of NGN 10 trillion was being targeted by the federal government as revenue for the 2017 fiscal year and that the government intends... Read More

2017 budget, budget, Buhari, House of Representatives, senate, the Presidential Blog

December 9, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] The Senate finally get on board the December 14 budget presentation

The National Assembly has just approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to present the 2017 budget estimates next Wenesday, the 14th of December. The approval came after a motion raised by the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume was seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha before Senators voted in favour of the presentation. In his remark, Saraki said... Read More

budget, Buhari, senate, The Prersidential Blog

November 10, 2016

Senate rejects FIRS budget again over loopholes

The Senate on Thursday rejected the report of its Finance Committee on the 2016 budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The Senate had on July rejected the report. Senate President, Bukola Saraki and some other senators rejected the report again stating that there were loopholes and fake items contained in it. Senator Mohammed Hassan... Read More

$29.96 billion, 33000 | 5 numbers that mattered this week

$29.96bn – The amount of loan the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to borrow from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Japan International Co-operation Agency, Islamic Development Bank and China Exim Bank in the next three years. N2.1trn – The total amount Nigeria lost to the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region from... Read More

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budget, Cross River State, Finance, kemi Adeosun, loans, Niger Delta, nigeria, numbers, World Bank

October 26, 2016

[The Presidential blog]: Please whose budget is this?

FG will present N6trn as 2017 budget – Adeosun This was in the news yesterday. And I am just confused. Why are we presenting a NGN 6.86 trillion budget when we are still trying to finance a NGN6.06 trillion budget? Why will half this budget (let us assume it sees the light of day) still... Read More

2017 budget, borrowing, budget, kemi Adeosun

October 13, 2016

Waje, Kate Henshaw, Basketmouth, others want FG to focus on health

As the federal government prepares to finalise its 2017 budget, top Nigerian celebrities have urged it to invest in health as stipulated in the National Health Act (2014) and keep its commitment to the African Union’s 2001 Abuja Declaration. “As a proud and patriotic Nigerian, it is particularly distressing to me that our country is... Read More

#MakeNaijaStronger, Ali Nuhu, Basketmouth, budget, desmond elliot, Health, kate henshaw, Muhammadu Buhari, Nachilala Nkombo, nigeria, omawumi, ONE Campaign, Toolz, Waje, Yemi Alade

October 5, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Let’s talk about the sale of the Presidential aircraft

Let us start here: There are currently 10 aircraft in the Presidential fleet and the administration of PMB has spent an estimated NGN 5.3billion on maintenance according to this piece by Ayo Opeoluwa of Y Monitor. The President made the grand campaign promise that he was going to cut down on the fleet within one year... Read More

2016 budget, budget, Federal Government, fleet, presidential blog, presidential jets, sale of national assets

September 2, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: Dear FCT Minister, this centre no longer holds

by Gimba Kakanda I was dissuaded from writing to you, from alerting you to things you are likely too busy to see. The main reason given for this was that writing to you is futile and, in some cases, there was the added collateral argument that you do not exist. My stubbornness is informed by... Read More

Abuja, APC, Bello, budget, court, FCT, flood, government

August 31, 2016

Just In: Brazil impeaches first female President

After months of political tussle, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has finally been impeached by the Brazilian senate thus bringing to an end 13 years that her left-wing Workers’ Party has been in power. Rousseff was impeached by the Senate for allegedly manipulating the country’s budget. She, however, denies the allegation. According to the BBC, 61 senators... Read More

Briazil, budget, Dilma Rouseff, impeached, senate, Temer

August 28, 2016

#BudgetPadding: Police to search Appropriation office for documents

Indications emerged on Saturday that the police in its ongoing investigations over alleged budget padding in the House of Representatives would search documents and computers at the secretariat of the Appropriation Committee. The former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin had accused Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of padding the 2016... Read More