NASS To Pass 2016 Budget March 17th

Joint Session of Lawmakers

The National Assembly on Wednesday stated that it will pass the 2016 Budget on Thursday, March 17.

Recall that the passage of the Budget was postponed earlier by the National Assembly due to discrepancies inherent in the N6.08 trillion proposed Budget.

Addressing a joint press conference jointly, chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje and Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumin, respectively, said that they will lay their reports at both chambers on Wednesday, March 16, after which it will be considered and passed the next day.

The Nigerian Senate Commences 2016 Budget Reports Collation

The Nigerian Senate began the process of passing the 2016 Appropriation Bill today, the Bill which is scheduled for passage in March, as its Committee on Appropriation has commenced the collation of the 2016 Budget reports from the various sub-committees of the Chamber.

The collation was a fulfillment of the earlier promise made by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Danjuma Goje.