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Nigeria:
State House to Spend N1.3 Billion On Meals, Refreshment
Leadership, 21 November 2012
The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs were told yesterday that a whopping N1, 305, 292, 050 billion had been set aside in the 2013 budget for… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'We Are Optimistic About Budget Implementation'
Leadership, 23 October 2012
Hon Segun Williams represents Abeokuta South Federal Constituency of Ogun state in the House of Representatives. In this encounter with Ruth Choji, the lawmaker discusses the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Budget - FG's Generators to Gulp N5.5 Billion
Daily Trust, 23 October 2012
The Presidency and federal ministries have proposed to spend a total of N5.54 billion in maintaining and fuelling generators next year. Read more »
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Nigeria:
The 2013 Budget
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
A budget is more than just estimates of how much a government intends to raise and what it plans to spend it on; it is a compact with the people, legally binding once passed by the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ministry of Communication to Spend N95 Million On Travels in 2013
Daily Trust, 18 October 2012
The Federal Ministry of Communication Technology will spend N95 million on local and international travels, a breakdown of the 2013 budget has shown. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Family and Friends' Budget
Daily Trust, 17 October 2012
The 2013 budget estimates of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, some aspects of which were published in last Monday's edition of Daily Trust, was a true case of the old local adage… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Need a Budget That Is Implementable - Yelwa
Daily Trust, 17 October 2012
Aliyu Jibril Yelwa is the Executive Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission. The commission was established by law to ensure the promotion and enforcement of the nation's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2013 Budget - TCN Gets No Recurrent Allocation
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has zero allocation for recurrent expenditure for 2013 in the budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2013 Budget - Not Inclusive, Wrong Priorities
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
In his 2013 Budget speech with the theme 'Fiscal Consolidation with Inclusive Growth' President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan tried to convince Nigerians that his government is serious… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2013 Budget - Power Ministry to Spend N7 Million On Telephone
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
Federal Ministry of Power will spend N7.1 million on telephone charges next year, according to the 2013 budget proposal for the ministry. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2013 Budget - FERMA Gets N10 Billion to Patch Roads
Vanguard, 16 October 2012
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, has been given a princely sum of N10 billion in next year's budget to fill potholes in the nation's highways. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2013 Budget - Fuel Subsidy May Go
Vanguard, 16 October 2012
The Federal Government may have decided to totally remove the subsidy on petrol beginning from next year as there was no provision for the item in the budget estimates that was… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Budget 2013 - State House Headquarters to Spend N327 Million On Refreshment
Vanguard, 16 October 2012
State House Headquarters will in 2013 spend N327,154,931 on refreshment and meals and N406, 738,969 to purchase food stuff, just as Vice President Namadi Sambo would spend… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG Earmarks N170 Million to Open Overseas Trade, Investments Offices
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
Federal Government is proposing to spend about N170 million to establish regional trade and investments offices in about nine countries across the world, details from the 2013… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Science Ministry to Spend N250 Million On Travels, Training in 2013
Daily Trust, 16 October 2012
Local and international travels will gulp N138 million out of the Ministry of Science and Technology's total budget allocation of N2.5 billion, a breakdown of the 2013 budget has… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Budget - Security Vote Shoots Up to N1 Trillion
Daily Trust, 15 October 2012
The Federal Government is to spend a total of N1.055 trillion next year on security, according to the details of the 2013 budget, representing an increase of N135 billion over what… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Finance Ministry, Agencies to Spend N14.7 Billion in 2013
This Day, 16 October 2012
The Federal Ministry of Finance has a budgetary proposal of N14,759,952,111, representing 0.30 per cent of the total budget. Read more »