Reps Okay NCC’s N204.8bn budget

The House of Representatives has approved N204,800, 719,000. as budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the period ending June 30, 2018. Th e decision followed the adoption of the report of the Mr. Saheed Akinade-Fijabi-led Committee on Communication at the plenary presided by Speaker Yakubu Dogara. A breakdown of the budget indicates that […]

Reps Okay NCC’s N204.8bn budget

The House of Representatives has approved N204,800, 719,000. as budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the period ending June 30, 2018. Th e decision followed the adoption of the report of the Mr. Saheed Akinade-Fijabi-led Committee on Communication at the plenary presided by Speaker Yakubu Dogara. A breakdown of the budget indicates that N27,063,043,000.00 is for recurrent expenditure, while N13,612,183,000.00 is for capital expenditure.

Besides, N4,451,491,000.00 is for special projects, while N145,745,300,000.00 and N13,928,700,000 will be transferred to the Federal Government and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) respectively.