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Gov. Buni Signs Into Law 2020 Finance, Appropriation Bill

December 31, 2019 7:47 am

The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has singed into law the 2020 finance and appropriation bills of over ₦108.3 billion.

The signing follows approval made by the State Assembly after weeks of budget scrutiny.

Governor Buni said, “the 2020 Finance and Appropriation Bills passed by the House and now presented for my assent provides for a total aggregate expenditure of N108, 314, 101, 082.

“This implies that having subjected our initial proposal of N108, 414, 101, 082 to legislative scrutiny, the budget size was reduced by the House of Assembly by N100 million or by 0.102%.

“Out of the

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Senate May Pass 2020 Appropriation Bill Thursday

November 25, 2019 10:50 am

The ₦10.33 trillion 2020 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly may be passed by the upper legislative chamber on Thursday.

This is with a view to bringing the budget cycle effective 2020 fiscal year to January to December from the current May to April and the passage will be coming less than two months after the budget estimate was presented by the President to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 8.

The Senate is currently working towards the realisation of the Thursday deadline for budget passage as its committee on Appropriation headed …

National Assembly To Pass 2020 Appropriation Bill In Dec

October 23, 2019 3:12 pm

The Chairman of the National Assembly, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, said that the assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of ₦10.33 trillion in December.

Lawan who is also the President of the Senate said this at the two-day Joint National Budget Hearing on the 2020 Appropriation Bill in the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Oct. 8, presented the budget proposal to a joint session of the national assembly with a call on the legislators to change the present budget cycle to January-December.

“We have set between the two chambers; and we …