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President Tinubu Signs 2024 Budget

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President Tinubu With Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the signing

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ngDqn5ec" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in keeping with his avowed commitment to maintaining a timeous&comma; predictable&comma; and efficient budget cycle&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"wjMJMPTX" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>President Tinubu assented to the bill at the State House&comma; on Monday&comma; shortly after returning to Abuja from Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the signing of the bill&comma; the President assured Nigerians that the implementation of the budget would be efficiently pursued and vigorously monitored&comma; adding&colon; &&num;8220&semi;All the institutional mechanisms shall be held to account in ensuring diligent implementation&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;All MDA’s have been directed to take responsibility and provide monthly Budget Performance Reports to the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning&comma; which in turn shall ensure the veracity of such&period; The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy shall hold regular reviews with the Economic Management Team and&comma; in addition&comma; I shall Chair periodic Economic Coordination Council meetings&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"NwPoeUC6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The top priorities of the 2024 budget of N28&period;7 trillion are defence and internal security&comma; job creation&comma; macro-economic stability&comma; improved investment environment&comma; human capital development&comma; poverty reduction&comma; and social security&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The President emphasized that his commitment to enhance investment promotion while creating a rules-based society that favours no individual over the law begins with important reforms in the Nigerian judiciary&comma; the funding for which is captured in the 2024 Appropriation Act&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Funding the judiciary is a major element in our effort to support a just&comma; rules-based society&period; Statutory transfer to the Judiciary has been increased from 165 billion naira to 342 billion naira&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the President said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some of the key estimates are capital expenditure&comma; N10 trillion&semi; recurrent expenditure&comma; N8&period;8 trillion&semi; debt service&comma; N8&period;2 trillion&comma; and statutory transfers&comma; N1&period;7 trillion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>President of the Senate&comma; Godswill Akpabio&comma; and Speaker of the House of Representatives&comma; Tajudeen Abbas&comma; were present at the signing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other senior government officials present at the brief ceremony include&colon; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy&comma; Wale Edun&semi; Chief of Staff to the President&comma; Femi Gbajabiamila&semi; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning&comma; Senator Atiku Bagudu&comma; and National Security Adviser&comma; Nuhu Ribadu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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