N9.12 trn 2018 Budget is N410bn higher than the N8.61trn appropriated in 2017
By OakTV
16 May 2018 |
11:59 am
The National Assembly has increased the 2018 budget proposal presented to it last year by President Muhammadu Buhari from N8.612 trillion to N9.12 trillion.
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