Five reasons Reps threw out bill seeking NNPC budget approval
31 May 2017 |
3:01 pm
The House of Representatives, yesterday, threw out a bill which sought to compel the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to submit its budget directly to the Legislature for approval.
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