7500 projects added to 2024 budget during appropriation
About 7,500 projects were added to the 2024 National Budget during appropriation, checks from a budget office’s document have revealed. The checks showed that 2510 projects were added to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security budget during appropriation while the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation had 735 added to its budget. The Office […]
About 7,500 projects were added to the 2024 National Budget during appropriation, checks from a budget office’s document have revealed.
The checks showed that 2510 projects were added to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security budget during appropriation while the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation had 735 added to its budget.
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s budget was padded with 544 projects while the Ministry of Labour & Employment added 532 to its budget through the backdoor.
On its part, the Ministry of Education has about 529 extra projects added to its original budget during appropriation.
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Similarly, the Ministry of Water Resources was padded with 495 projects while the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare has 435 extra projects added to its budget.
The Ministry of Works has 263 projects padded to its budget while the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment has 237 projects.
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Alleviation has 210 projects added to it while the Ministry of Power has 142 with the Ministry of Housing & Urban Development 98.