Nigeria Today! Missing 2016 Budget, Tompolo, Others In News

SENATE CLEARS AIR ON ALLEGED MISSING 2016 BUDGET

The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said that there was no truth to insinuations that the 2016 budget document is missing.

He said that the claims may have been inspired by the initial insufficiency of the copies of the budget available to all the lawmakers.

“As far as I am concerned, that story does not hold water. We were expecting copies to be printed and sent to the National Assembly but there was a bit of delay.

Nigeria Today! President Buhari Presents 2016 Budget To National Assembly, Sagay Comes Hard On Ex-President Jonathan, Others In The News

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESENTS 2016 BUDGET TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday morning arrived the National Assembly chamber to present the 2016 National Budget to a joint session of the parliament.


The presentation was started with a rendition of the National Anthem followed by a prayer said by adherents of Nigeria’s two major religions.


While stating that the 2016 budget would focus on addressing youth unemployment and cater for the vulnerable, President Buhari said that Nigeria remains committed to diversification to build and reflate the economy.


He stated that there would be changes in the way government conducts its business as all MDAs would be required to prepare and present their annual budgets on time. “We will align fiscal, monetary and investment policies,” said the President.