Nigeria Senate, Reps budgets ₦13 billion on merriments

The National Assembly is to spend over ₦13bn on refreshment, transportation and welfare packages in 2017, estimates of its new budget have shown. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives budgeted about ₦11.5bn for general travels and transportation (local and international) in the next fiscal year, excluding the allocation for vehicles. Senate will spend […]

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National Assembly passes ₦7.441trillion 2017 appropriation bill

The National Assembly on Thursday passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill, with estimates totalling ₦7.441tn. The passage followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committees on Appropriations on the bill. Of the total, ₦434,412,950,249 is for statutory transfers; ₦1,841,345,727,206 for debt service; ₦177,460,296,707 for sinking fund for maturing […]

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Nasir El-Rufai

Gov. El – Rufai publicise his pay slip challenge NASS to do same

Gov. Elrufai makes public his pay slip, challenges NASS to do same. “In February 2017, the Kaduna State Government paid the Governor a net salary of N470, 521.74, with the following details: Basic Salary N185,308.75 Hardship Allowance N370,617.50 Gross Pay N555,926.25 PAYE N85,404.51 Total Deduction N85,401.51 Net Pay N470,521.74.  

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