Tag: Supplementary Appropriation Bill

…Approves Buhari’s $6.1bn foreign loan request The Nigerian Senate yesterday passed a supplementary budget of N895.842 billion into law. The passage followed a satisfactory report by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation,  Senator Jibrin Barau, where he explained that the supplementary budget would augment the effort of various government agencies to discharge their responsibilities. Barau pointed out that security agencies will be able to procure arms and equipment as they strive to combat insecurity across the country. After the report, Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan during the Committee of the whole considered…