The Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, says there is no padding in the 2017 Budget as being alleged in some quarters. He said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday while clarifying issues raised concerning the budget. Akabueze said that ‘padding’ was a term used to describe unauthorised or […]
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As the 2017 budget preparations kicks off, all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government have been directed to submit their budgets to a designated web portal domiciled in Budget Office. This is a departure from the old practice of MDAs submitting their annual budgets through flash drive to the Budget office. This new development […]
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The Federal Government may have directed its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to henceforth patronise local auto assembly plants for their vehicle needs as a way to keep the industry running and improve the nation’s economy. It is also projected that the gesture will form the plank for generating thousands of jobs. This indication emerged on […]
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The Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said the government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies spent a total of N825bn on travels, maintenance, local and international training, welfare and office stationery/computer consumables between 2012 and 2014. According to the unit, the average amount expended annually on the five items during the period […]
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The Federal Government has claimed that it has saved an estimated N2trillion through the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). A top senior government official in the presidency who prefers anonymity disclosed that the recovered money has already been deposited in a escrow l account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The source […]
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President, Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria (ASELGON), Hon. Albert Ashipa, Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his anti-corruption campaign to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Ashipa said it was necessary to end the culture of fraud in public service and reclaim all stolen funds back into government coffers. The association […]
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