by Adeniyi Abdul The 2012 budget is turning out to be quite the controversy cow, what with the impeachment threats from the House of Reps and statements and counter statements from the president’s side. The latest person to wade into the topic is senior special assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin... Read More

budget, Doyin Okupe, House of Reps, Impeachment

Okonjo-Iweala broke the law – House of Reps

by Isi Esene The spat between the House of Representatives and the Executive arm of government continues to linger with the House firing another shot the Executive’s way. The House yesterday faulted claims purportedly made by the minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela’s that 56 per cent of the 2012 Budget has been effectively implemented. The... Read More

2012, Appropriation, budget, Finance, House of Representatives, Minister, ngozi okonjo iweala, President Goodluck Jonathan, projects, Zakari Mohammed

July 29, 2012

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Jonathan impeachment: How far can the Reps really go?

by Adewale Kupoluyi Again, the House may never be taken seriously, going by the way previous impeachment threats have gone, culminating into the widely-held opinion that the legislators could soft-pedal once they are ‘settled.’ In other words, they threaten the Executive whenever they are ‘broke.’ How far can the members of the House of Representatives... Read More

budget, House of Reps, Impeachment, jonatha, representatives

July 26, 2012

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Full budget implementation is impossible – Okonjo-Iweala wants House of Reps to calm down

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to demands being made by the House of Reps for 100% implementation of the 2012 budget, stating unequivocally that it will be impossible to achieve by September. The House had gone so far as to threaten President Goodluck... Read More

budget, Economu, Finance, GEJ, House of Reps, nigeria, okonjo-weala

July 14, 2012

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For the Records: The Edo State 2012 Budget of Continuity

EDO STATE GOVERNMENT. FY2012 BUDGET OF CONTINUITY 1 Table of Content Budget Summary ……………………………………………………………………………. 2 Revenue ……………………………………………………………………………. 3-17 Recurrent Expenditure …………………………………………………………………………… 18 -22 Capital Receipt …………………………………………………………………………… 23 – 31 Consolidated Revenue Funds Charges ………………………………………………………………………….. 32 – 33 Capital Budget o Summary …………………………………………………………………… 35 o Agriculture ………………………………………………………………………….. 36 – 37 o Fisheries …………………………………………………………………………… 38 o... Read More

2012, budget, Edo state, elections, Oshiomhole

July 12, 2012

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FG’s spending on wages quadruples – Okonjo-Iweala shares her worries… again

by Adeniyi Abdul Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has once again decried the nation’s rising expenditure, stating that the public sector wage bill has quadrupled in three years. Speaking at a forum of the organised private sector and Civil Society Organisations in Abuja on Tuesday, she called for... Read More

budget, Economics, FG, nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala

June 18, 2012

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Top 5 Sound bites from last week (feat. Kola Boof, Peter Obi, PDP & more)

by Stanley Azuakola “Our hospitals and clinics are dirty and smelling. This is not healthy for the lives of our people.” Recently reinstated speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson, who presided over the screening of commissioner nominees, said the above during the screening of Dr. Michael Awoli. Interestingly, when members... Read More

budget, el rufai, Femi Otedola, Kola Boof, Kombowei Benson, Linda Ikeji, peter obi, Sound bites

June 13, 2012

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‘El-Rufai is delusional’ – Thisday editorial board member responds to Peter Obi critique

by Dr. Okey Ikechukwu Mallam Nasir el-Rufa’i’s analysis of Anambra State’s 2012 budget lacked the objectivity and attention to available evidence needed for believable conclusions. He certainly got some data on physical and human geography and capped it with random and recondite statistics. This is all right where the targeting audience is foreign, especially if... Read More

anambra, budget, el rufai, obi

May 15, 2012

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Now that government is broke… (YNaija FrontPage)

It might actually be a good thing that we are broke. If we will not willingly shed our weight as country, a broke back (or bank) will surely force us to. Government cause it was meant to hold us back – Tupac (Panther Power) We have clearly reached a different level of financial emergency in... Read More

allowance, broke, budget, GEJ, Goodluck Jonathan, government, nigeria, nysc, Politics, salary

March 16, 2012

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N4.88 trillion: National Assembly passes 2012 budget

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian parliament on Thursday passed the 2012 budget with higher expenditure than advised by the Finance Minister. The budget passed recorded a total expenditure of 4.88 trillion naira, as opposed to the 4.65 trillion proposed by the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala last month. This increase could lead to further delays, if... Read More

budget, GEJ, Lamido Sanusi, Okonjo-Iweala, Parliament

March 6, 2012

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$4.648 Trillion: National Assembly gears up to pass new budget

by Lekan Olanrewaju The various committees set up in the National Assembly are expected to conclude their work on the 2012 ‘Appropriation Bill’ this week following amendments by the Executive. A deadline was issued by the National Assembly two weeks ago for the committees to forward their reports to the Appropriation Committees of the National Assembly.... Read More

budget, national assembly, nigeria

January 31, 2012

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Chude Jideonwo writes on N1.2 million Facebook accounts and other non-scandals

About a decade ago, fiery activist and lawyer Gani Fawehinmi (of blessed memory) was in the news under rare public criticism – he had charged Senate President Chuba Okadigbo more than N5 million to represent him in court. “5 million!” his critics screamed. “And this, from an anti-corruption crusader!” When Fawehinmi eventually emerged to defend... Read More

budget, facebook, National Sports Commission

“This is not necessary” – Doyin Okupe wants Reps to cool down on budget implementation

Okonjo-Iweala broke the law – House of Reps

Jonathan impeachment: How far can the Reps really go?

Full budget implementation is impossible – Okonjo-Iweala wants House of Reps to calm down

For the Records: The Edo State 2012 Budget of Continuity

FG’s spending on wages quadruples – Okonjo-Iweala shares her worries… again

Top 5 Sound bites from last week (feat. Kola Boof, Peter Obi, PDP & more)

‘El-Rufai is delusional’ – Thisday editorial board member responds to Peter Obi critique

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Now that government is broke… (YNaija FrontPage)

N4.88 trillion: National Assembly passes 2012 budget

$4.648 Trillion: National Assembly gears up to pass new budget

Chude Jideonwo writes on N1.2 million Facebook accounts and other non-scandals

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