Buhari presents supplementary budget to senate
By CNBC
21 July 2018 |
5:45 am
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking approval from lawmakers for an additional 228.9 billion naira to supplement the 2018 budget to fund the 2019 elections and reinstate projects cut by the country’s lawmakers. Eze Onyekpere, Lead Director for the Centre for Social Justice joins CNBC Africa from Abuja to discuss this development.
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