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Akpabio also assured that the National Assembly will conduct a thorough and meticulous review of the budget estimates. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured that the National Assembly will ensure that the 2024 budget reflects the principles of transparency, accountability and inclusiveness. This is as he attributed the cordial relationship between the Executive and the 10th National Assembly to Ex-lawmakers holding positions in the Executive. Akpabio made this remark in his welcome...

Abbas said the budget defense will be carried out jointly by the Senate and the House. The House of Representatives will suspend plenary for two weeks to allow for defense of the 2024 budget by Ministries, Agencies, and Departments of Government.  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, had announced that the Green Chamber will sit tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday to debate the 2024 budget due to the urgency of the task. The decision...

The Speaker said the National Assembly will ensure that the 2024 budget includes concrete strategies for sustainable debt management. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has charged revenue-generating agencies like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to double their targets to meet the N18 trillion revenue projected in the 2024 budget. The Speaker also enjoined the agencies to focus on raising more revenue through tax reform,...

President Bola Tinubu has presented the 2024 budget estimates of N27.5trn before a joint session of the National Assembly This is the President’s first budget presentation since he assumed office on May 29, 2023. He arrived at the National Assembly Complex at 11:10 am alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike;...

President Tinubu also sought the approval of NASS to borrow $8.6bn and €100m for the execution of projects. The Senate has received a communication from President Bola Tinubu indicating his intention to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly tomorrow, Wednesday 29th November by 11 am. The letter was read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Tuesday, and subsequently approved. The letter read in...