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Withdrawal Limit: I am not available to brief you – Emefiele writes Reps

Business, Economy, News, OpinionBusiness, CBN, Economy, Emefiele, National Assembly, Nigeria, Representatives

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele has once again failed to appear before the House of Representatives over the cash withdrawal limit policy of the CBN. The CBN Governor, in a letter written by the Deputy Governor, of Corporate Services, Edward Adamu, said he is currently outside the country for an official assignment. He stated that he will communicate with the House on an appropriate date. “Regrettably, the governor is unavailable to brief the House of Representatives at this time, because he has other scheduled official engagements he is currently addressing abroad. ”Accordingly, he has requested that we respectively convey…

Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet finance minister over 2023 budget

Economy, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, led their team of officials of the finance ministry to the meeting. The…

Full speech: Buhari proposes N20.5tr budget for 2023

News, PoliticsBudget, Mohammadu Buhari, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, presented the 2023 appropriation bill. Buhari presented the 2023 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. Read the President’s full speech below: Explaining further, he said the government will spend N20.15tn for the 2023 fiscal year. I am very pleased to be here today to present the 2023 Budget Proposals at this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This is the last time I will be laying the budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria before the National Assembly. 2. Mr. President; Mr. Speaker: As I…