Tag: ministry of finance

Senate Summons Finance Minister, Army Chief Over N199bn Spending

Nigerian Senate

The Senate Committee on Army yesterday directed its secretariat to summon the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Read More

Senate Committee Queries FRC Over N258m Extra-budgetary Expenditure

Nigerian Senate

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over the extra-budgetary expenditure of N258 million on personnel cost in the agency’s budget for 2017 fiscal Read More

Senate Queries Finance Ministry Over Unaccounted N2.8bn Service Wide Vote

Nigerian Senate

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts (SCPAs)has queried the Federal Ministry of Finance for failing to account for N2.8 billion service wide vote it collected in 2018 from the Federation Read More

House Of Reps Seeks Halt Of 774,000 Federal Jobs

House of Representatives

Asks finance minister to withhold funds The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to halt the take-off of the 774,000 special works programme scheduled to commence January 5 Read More

Senate Awaits Details Of Buhari’s N850bn Domestic Loan Request

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan

The executive arm of government has not furnished the Senate with details and breakdown of projects expected to be executed with the N850bn domestic loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari.Read More