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Nigeria:
Nigeria Has Saved N24.7 Billion From TSA, IPPIS/BVN Monthly - Buhari
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari says his government's leveraging on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the enforcement of Bank Verification Number (BVN) has saved the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Three Tiers of Govt to Receive 12 Percent More Revenue in 2018 - Buhari
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said that the three tiers of government would receive additional 12 per cent revenues in 2018. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Proposes N45 Billion for Boko Haram-Ravaged North East
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The federal government will in 2018 be spending N45 billion under its special intervention for the war-wrecked northeast. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2018 Budget Speech - Budget of Consolidation
Leadership, 7 November 2017
2018 BUDGET SPEECH: BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION Read more »
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Nigeria:
#Budget2018 - Oyegun Appeals to Nigerians to Be Patient With Buhari Administration
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the present administration while it works to reposition the economy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria to Spend N35 Billion On Housing Programme - Buhari
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The federal government has set aside N35.4 billion to address the housing needs of its workforce under the National Housing Programme in 2018. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2018 Budget - Nigerian Govt Proposes to 'Revamp' Agriculture With N118.98 Billion
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
President Muhammed Buhari on Tuesday said N118.98 billion will be spent to strengthen the nation's agricultural sector in 2018 in order to ensure food security. Read more »
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Nigeria:
More Lawmakers React to 2018 Budget Proposal
Vanguard, 7 November 2017
A cross section of lawmakers on Tuesday reacted to the 2018 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a Joint Session of the National Assembly in Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria:
2018 Budget - How Govt Plans to Address Debt Service Imbalance Ratio - Buhari
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The federal government said it would redress the debt service imbalance ratio in the 2018 budget through improved non-oil revenue generation drive and restructuring of the existing… Read more »
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Nigeria:
#Budget2018 - 10 Major Highlights of Saraki's Speech
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
Before President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2018 budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Senate President Bukola Saraki read a brief speech. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Infrastructure, Defence Get Bulk of Buhari's N8.6 Trillion Budget
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
Infrastructure, represented by the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and Ministry of Transportation, and Defence, will take the bulk of federal capital spending in 2018,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2018 Budget - Create More Jobs, Saraki Tells Buhari
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to orientate the 2018 budget towards creating jobs for Nigerians. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Technology Helps Nigeria to Save N24.7bn Monthly - Buhari
Guardian, 7 November 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal Government's leveraging on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the enforcement of Bank Verification Number (BVN) has saved… Read more »
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Nigeria:
9 Months of Budgetary Processes Won't Turnaround Economy - Osinbajo
Daily Trust, 7 November 2017
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that spending nine months on different budget-related processes before projects are carried out will not lead to a turnaround in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Can Buhari Present N8.6trn Budget for 2018 but Can't Account for N11trn of 2016, 2017? - Adeyanju
Vanguard, 7 November 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja presented about N8.612 trillion as the 2018 Appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, saying the projected… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Proposes N8.612tn in 2018 Budget
Vanguard, 7 November 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja presented about N8.612 trillion as the 2018 Appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, saying the projected… Read more »