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Oluremi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, has given reasons why neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are thriving in the country.

The National Assembly has revealed its readiness to provide budgetary allocation to ensure that Development Partners sustain their support

The financial records were sent to the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committees on Public Accounts. The report showed that N16.9bn was approved in the 2020 budget, N32.5bn from the COVID-19 Special Account/Levy; while N34.5bn was to be funded through donations from public and private sectors. The audit report on the emergency response programme revealed that out of the N83.9bn appropriated, N63.797bn had been disbursed to implementing agencies and other entities as well as states at the time the audit was conducted. “In the course of implementing the COVID-19 intervention activitie...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The National Assembly has queried the Nigerian Communications Commission over a sharp increase in its proposed wage bill between for 2021. The parliament also criticised the hike in the financial provision for consultancy services. While the sum of N16.85bn was approved for NCC to pay salaries and allowances in the 2020 fiscal year, the commission proposed N29.19bn for 2021. The parliament also demanded explanation on the N1bn proposed for consultancy services in 2021, as against the N394.33m approved in the 2020 Appropriation Act. Members of the ...