Nigeria: National Assembly's Huge Allocation Higher Than Individual Budgets of 19 States

After months of public outcry over its lavish annual budget, Nigeria's National Assembly has finally accepted a N20 billion cut to its budget, the first time it would do so since 2011.

This year, the National Assembly will spend N130 billion, and no longer N150 billion, according to the 2015 Appropriation Act signed this month by President Goodluck Jonathan.

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