With a flurry of positive comments, the House passed the 2024 appropriation bill on Friday after lawmakers aired their submissions at plenary for two days The N27.5 trillion budget proposed for 2024 has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The House passed the appropriation bill on Friday after lawmakers aired their submissions on the estimate during plenary held for two consecutive days. Debate on the bill began on Thursday, November 30, about 24...
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The member from Lagos state is particular about ensuring that the ministry of women affairs and the national women centre deliver services for which budgetary allocations are made A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kafilat Ogbara (APC, Lagos State), has promised that the National Assembly will deliver on its function of effective oversight on the implementation of the 2024 budget. Rep. Ogbara, who chairs the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development,...
The representative from Kaduna State argued that adhering to the UNESCO recommendation on allocation to the education sector would do the country a lot of good A lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Bello El-rufai (APC, Kaduna), has advised that the allocation for the education sector in the 2024 budget meet the 26 per cent benchmark recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He said on the plenary on Thursday,...
Senators generally spoke in favour of the N27.5 trillion budget bill and expressed willingness to pass it for second reading The Senate on Thursday commenced debate on the general principles of the proposed N27.5 trillion budget for 2024. Recall that the budget estimate was laid at a joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Senators took turns to air their views on the proposal. In his lead debate, the Senate...
President Tinubu says his first (2024) budget promises to be the foundation for the reforms he plans to take Nigeria to greatness In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is...