The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed door at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The closed door meeting may not be unconnected with moves to resolve the 2016 Budget crisis. Due to grey areas in the Buget, the President had withheld his assent since the Budget was passed by the National Assembly. ...
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22 December
Buhari Presents N6.08trillion Budget For 2016
President Muhammad Buhari has presented a N6.08 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2016. Mr. Buhari presented the budget Tuesday morning before a joint session of the National Assembly. In the budget, capital expenditure takes N1.8 trillion, marking a significant over 300 per cent increment from the 2015 vote of N557 billion. According to the estimate, N396billion is voted for ...
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22 December
Buhari Begs Nigerians Over Fuel Scarcity, Announces Arrival Of 200 Truck Load For Festive Season
President Muhammadu Buhari has begged Nigerians over the persisted fuel scarcity experienced across the country since October. President Buhari presents 2016 budget while apologizing over fuel scarcity Buhari made this apology during the presentation of the 2016 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 22, in Abuja. He blamed the cause of the scarcity on stakeholders ...