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Nigeria: Presidency Receives Clean Budget Details
Daily Trust, 3 May 2016
The Presidency last night received the report of the committee set up to look into the contentious areas in the 2016 budget. Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari to Sign Budget This Week
Daily Trust, 1 May 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari will assent to the 2016 budget this week, his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has assured. Read more »
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Nigeria: Implementation of Budget to Commence in "Few Days" - VP Osinbajo
Premium Times, 30 April 2016
The implementation of the controversial 2016 budget will begin in a "few days", the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Read more »
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Nigeria: 2016 Budget - NASS Slashes Padding From N500 Billion to N75 Billion
Vanguard, 3 May 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari is warming up to receive a reworked copy of the 2016 budget any time this week from the National Assembly following the agreement by the lawmakers to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Analysts - Delay in Budget Assent May Worsen Macroeconomic Indicators
This Day, 3 May 2016
The current stalemate occasioned by President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to assent to the 2016 budget due some areas of disagreement with the National Assembly may continue to… Read more »
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Nigeria: As 2016 Budget Heads for Resolution...
This Day, 1 May 2016
With the declaration of an end to the budget standoff between the Presidency and National Assembly, both parties must now adopt a more flexible and imaginative approach to the… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Economy'll Stabilise When Buhari Starts Implementing 2016 Budget'
This Day, 1 May 2016
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that the harsh economic situation in the country would be abated immediately President… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Agree to Remove Inclusions in Budget
This Day, 27 April 2016
Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to remove certain inclusions padded into the 2016 budget following moves by the leadership of the House to resolve the impasse… Read more »
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Nigeria: Youths Occupy NASS, Protest Delay of 2016 Budget Passage
Vanguard, 27 April 2016
Hundreds of youths, under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, CUPS, yesterday stormed the National Assembly calling for immediate resignation of Senate President,… Read more »
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Nigeria: 2016 Budget - At Last, Presidency, National Assembly Reach Truce
Vanguard, 27 April 2016
At last, the Executive arm of the government and the National Assembly have resolved their lingering face-off over the 2016 budget, giving hope that any moment from now, president… Read more »
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Nigeria: 2016 Budget - Buhari, National Assembly Leaders Meet, Resolve Differences
Premium Times, 27 April 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly to find solution to the 2016 budget impasse. Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari to Sign Budget Next Week
Daily Trust, 27 April 2016
The executive and the legislature have resolved that the 2016 budget be signed not later than next week. Read more »
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Nigeria: Budget Impasse - Multiple Protests Rock National Assembly
Premium Times, 27 April 2016
At least two different groups of protesters stormed the National Assembly on Tuesday to demand an end to the ongoing budget impasse. Read more »