Budget

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Thursday, presented the state’s 2020 budget of N197.68 billion to the House of Assembly for approval. Ganduje said the ‘Budget of Sustainable Social Development’ will focus on infrastructure…

The debate on the general principles of the 2020 budget estimates presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari continued on Thursday with some senators saying that the implementation of the 2019 budget was poor. They…

The Buhari Media Organisation has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that budgets of government-owned enterprises be captured in the nation’s annual budget as novel and a most welcome idea.   The group said it was a radical…

The Federal Government on Monday said it is not in a hurry to adjust its benchmark oil price for the 2020 budget, following the attack of Saudi Arabia's oil facility which had resulted into a rebound in oil price, The Minister of…

Kaduna State Government on Sunday presented the draft 2019 budget of N155 billion to the public for scrutiny and input. The document, tagged `Budget of Continuity,’ was presented at a town hall meeting in Kaduna. The State…

BARBARA BAKO, Abuja. The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria on Tuesday called on the executive and the legislature to amend the constitution to capture budget document's actual date for its passage and signing. The President…

Financial experts on Tuesday expressed confidence that stock market would be rebound in the second half of the year due to the implementation of the 2018 budget. They said at separate interviews in Lagos that prompt implementation of the…

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says it will begin to monitor the implementation of agricultural budget in the country for accountability. Chief Daniel Okafor, the Vice President of the association, said in Abuja on…

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), says out of the N1.58 trillion allocated for capital expenditure in 2016, only N1.219 trillion was cash backed. According to the commission’s 2016 Annual Report and Audited Accounts obtained on…

The Senate on Wednesday directed security agencies to submit a budget to the National Assembly for special funds that would enable them to tackle security challenges in the country more effectively. The upper chamber’s directive came after…