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Motshekga's budget comes after food delivery challenges last month, which left pupils in some areas of KwaZulu-Natal without meals.

KATHMANDU, April 3: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has cut down the amount of conditional grants that were being given to the provincial and local governments at a time when the federal government itself is struggling to manage its expenses amid the low revenue collection.

An entrepreneur, Dr. Okechukwu Okafor, has applauded the Federal Government for conferring Dr. Chinedu Eze with the honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). Okafor, who described Eze as a gem to Igboland, said the recognition was an honour well deserved, lauding President Muhammadu Buhari for his good gesture towards Ndigbo. In […]

The department was allocated R20,346 billion in 2022/23 and R39,834 billion for the two other years of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period. According to MEC Motlalepula ...

MEC Motlalepula Rosho on Tuesday tabled her 2022/23 provincial budget speech. In her budget speech, she said the leadership of this province, irrespective of their political affiliation, has the re...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom is a pace-setter. In the last six years, Governor Ortom has initiated a number of things, most of which are today being

Walking the tightrope The 15th Finance panel has pushed conditional grants, but left thorny issues untouched The recently released 15th Finance Commission report has been quite conservative in not suggesting major changes in the vertical and horizontal devolution of finances from the Centre to States. However, it moots a high ratio of incentive-linked grants (rightly linked to agriculture reform and health spend) to untied aid; at about 25 per cent, this amounts to a transfer of over ₹10.3-l...