Economy

1.          We appreciate the fact that the 2018 Appropriations Law which was passed by the National Assembly on May 16th, 2018 was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, June 20th, 2018. 2.          In his speech at the…

The clarification by the Presidency came after the National Assembly issued a statement on Friday blaming aides of Buhari for not educating him on several issues as they relate to the budget.

The shareholders gave the commendation at the 12th Annual General Meeting held on Friday in Lagos.

For instance, the all-share index lost 290.07 points or 0.76 per cent to close at 37,862.53 compared with 38,152.60 recorded on Thursday, while volume of shares traded and value declined by 38.38 per cent and 65.12 per cent, respectively.

Okalawon said that this was to avoid consumption deficit.

Buhari had on Wednesday accused the federal lawmakers of tampering with the 2018 Budget sent to them by cutting essential projects and inserting non-essential ones

Kachikwu said this to the newsmen on Friday in Vienna before the opening of the 174th meetings of OPEC Conference.

The government explained that the depth of rot being uncovered could not have been possible without the input of some unscrupulous employees of banks

Kachikwu made the country’s position known in an interview with journalists on Thursday ahead of the 174th Meetings of the OPEC Conference and the OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Vienna, Austria.

Examples of increase are the budget of the National Assembly itself which was increased from N125 billion to N139.5 billion. This shows an increase of N14.5 billion. The provisions for statutory transfers were also increased by an aggregate…

Ajibola said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

Saraki stated this during a meeting with the leadership of the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament - Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation -  in Moscow, led by its Chairperson, Valentina Matviyenko.

The Chairman of the caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, and lawmakers from the region said they learnt

The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of the approved 2018 Budget of Consolidation.

Fayose described those presenting Buhari as the only one who is right and knowledgeable about national issues as his greatest enemies.

The company’s Chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, made this known at the 2017 Annual General Meeting in Lagos that the dividend payable to shareholders increased by 192 per cent or N1.75 per share from N7.2 billion or 60k paid in 2016.

Usman disclosed this on Thursday during the 2017 Budget Performance and 2018 Budget Defence meeting of NPA management with House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours in Abuja.

The minister made this known at the opening of the 61st National Council on Health meeting.

Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Budget and Planning, gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja, at the presentation of the approved 2018 “Budget of Consolidation’’.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, made known during an interactive forum with management staff of the ministry in Abuja.