Members of the House of Representatives yesterday insisted on $79 per barrel oil benchmark for the 2014 budget despite efforts by the presidency to persuade them to accept $76.5, Daily Trust learnt.
This was the decision of most lawmakers at a close-door meeting held at the House chamber yesterday, Daily Trust learnt.
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