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YNaija November 24, 2022

2023 Budget: Finance Ministry under fire regarding N424bn in “Padding”

The Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning is under fire over the purported inclusion of N423.8bn worth of projects in the 2023 budget proposals of several ministries, divisions, and…

Oludolapo Adelana February 23, 2017

No padding in 2017 budget – Akabueze

by Dolapo Adelana The Federal Government on Thursday dismissed claims that the 2017 budget was padded and filled with frivolous and unclear expenditures. The Director-General, Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze,…

Tolu February 15, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Did the Senate just uncover padding in the 2017 budget?

First of all, it comes as no surprise that this irregularity was found in the budget proposal of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing headed by Mr Babatunde Fashola…

Azeez November 25, 2016

I won’t allow padding of 2017 budget – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would not allow the series of 'injections and padding' that characterized the 2016 budget to repeat itself with the 2017 budget. The President was…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 20, 2016

Opinion: Is budget padding the new way to steal money?

by Tolu Ogunlowo As the budget padding controversy rages on members of the public wonder what’s next. When it comes to pilfering public funds Nigerian politicians ought to be awarded…

Mazi Emeka August 17, 2016

Budget Padding Tracker: 5 reasons to believe Jibrin isn’t joking around

By Tolu Omoyeni Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin needs no introduction. The rather patient man has been on the news for over a month and if his current Twitter campaign is anything to go…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 14, 2016

Dogara, Basketmouth, Feyi Fawehinmi & more – these are the Winners and Losers from the past week

Last week, the budget padding row that has so far rocked the House of Representatives took a new dimension when the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara insisted that neither he nor any…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 9, 2016

Opinion: Speaker Dogara, this is why budget padding is a crime

by Ahanonu Kingsley Few days ago, the speaker of Nigeria's lower parliament was quoted as saying that 'budget padding'-an offence he was recently accused of by fellow member of parliament-is not…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 31, 2016

Dogara versus Jibrin | The winners and losers

The drama that in recent times engulfed the hallowed chambers of the House of Representatives is now starting to look like the plot of a season of the drama series,…

Mazi Emeka July 26, 2016

Budget padding: ‘I have been justified’ – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, said that the recent accusation of budget padding by the House of Representative has justified his stance that the National Assembly is filled with…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 25, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The House of Representatives is a problem to be solved

Abdulmumin Jibrin’s outburst after leaving his position as Chairman of the House appropriations committee, has once again brought the disastrous handling of the 2016 budget process into full focus. His…

Adebayo Emuleomo April 18, 2016

N12bn worth of ‘strange projects’ discovered in Agriculture ministry’s budget

Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh and his team have reportedly found 386 strange additions worth N12.6 billion in the ministry's budget proposals - which were believed to have been inserted…

Mazi Emeka April 10, 2016

FG to return 2016 budget to National Assembly – Here’s why

The last is yet to be heard on the controversial 2016 budget as the presidency is alleged to have discovered some inconsistencies in the document and is set to return…

Mazi Emeka February 21, 2016

‘Nobody can accuse this government of padding any budget’ – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said that 2016 Appropriation Bill was not padded, noting that the total figure that was voted for all the ministries…

Kolapo Olapoju February 9, 2016

Directors, Permanent Secretaries in worry-mode over probe of inflated 2016 budget

Directors and permanent secretaries in ministries, departments and agencies of government are said to be jittery over the Presidency's claims that the 2016 budget was inflated and over-bloated. The Presidency…

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