Here is the breakdown of the 2017 NASS budget
According to the copies of the budget document made available to Pulse, NASS inflated its budget by N10 billion in the 2017 appropriation bill.
National Assembly
Recommended articles
Comparing the details contained in the NASS budget document, copies of which were made available to Pulse, to the 2017 budget presented to the legislature by President Muhammadu Buhari, NASS inflated its budget by N10 billion.
The budget was jacked up from the original N115 billion presented by Buharito N125 billion.
The 2017 budget, which the President presented to NASS in December 2016, was passed into law on Thursday.
ADVERTISEMENT
But in the process of scrutinising the budget, the national assembly committees added N143 billion to the initial N7.28 trillion presented by Buhari.
See screenshot of the NASS budget document below:
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Oyo govt justifies demolition of Yoruba Nation agitators’ building
NAFDAC raids popular supermarket in Abuja for selling counterfeit products
Iranian morality police crack down on women who don't wear headscarves
FG sets up committee to compensate landowners affected by Lagos-Calabar road project
Kano Gov remains a bona fide member of our party - NNPP debunks suspension
We need ₦3.2trn to pay electricity subsidy in 2024 - FG
Tinubu's proactive approach to security threats yielding results, Ribadu claims
You will not walk alone - Gov Oyebanji assures late APC chairman’s family
Troops end 3 senior terrorist commanders, 189 others, arrest 341 suspects
Pulse Sports
Lionel Messi's son breaks the internet after scoring five goals for Inter Miami
Naija Stars Abroad: Onyedika, Boniface, and Osimhen shine across Europe
Victor Osimhen and Tobi Amusan make list of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
![Godwin Emefiele was removed from office by the Bola Tinubu administration over fraud allegations [Punch]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Godwin Emefiele was removed from office by the Bola Tinubu administration over fraud allegations [Punch]")