Nigeria’s 2019 budget: What’s the way forward?
16 April 2019 |
11:28 am
Nigeria's Senate earlier fixed today for the passage of the 8.83 trillion naira budget, but delays to the budgeting process are often commonplace, and this year's budget has not been without hitches. Kyari Bukar, Former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group joins CNBC Africa to discuss the implications of Nigeria’s delayed budget cycle.
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