By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – Federal Government has proposed a national budget of N6 trillion for 2016 fiscal year, allocating 30 percent of the budget to the capital expenditure.
It has also approved and submitted the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, to the National Assembly.

L-R Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Jummai AL-Hassan, Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalong, Deputy Chief of Staff Mr Ade Ipaye, National Security Adviser Major- Gen. Babagana Monguno, Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Ita-Oyo, Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Engr. Babachir David Lawal and President Muhammadu Buhari during the Federal Executive Council meeting, held at the Presidential Villa on 7th Nov 2015
L-R Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Jummai AL-Hassan, Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalong, Deputy Chief of Staff Mr Ade Ipaye, National Security Adviser Major- Gen. Babagana Monguno, Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Ita-Oyo, Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Engr. Babachir David Lawal and President Muhammadu Buhari during the Federal Executive Council meeting, held at the Presidential Villa on 7th Nov 2015
Briefing State House Correspondents after an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, the Minister of National Planning and Budget, Udo Udoma stated that the in view of the current economic realities, FEC predicated the budget on $38 dollars of barrel of crude oil as benchmark for the MTEF.

He also revealed that the government expected to General a total of 2.2 million barrels of crude oil per day.

He said: “At today’s Council, the Council approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF which sets out the policies of government over the next years. It sets out the fundamental economic underpinning of the budget.

“The highlights are as follows: we project and we are working with $38 crude oil price, we consider that to be very conservative but because of the uncertainty, we felt that we should start with a conservative crude oil price.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/fg-proposes-n6trn-budget-for-2016/

wailers pls ur detailed and skilled analysis is needed for this kind budget.
Thank you...

Chineke... Dis is sacrilegious (I dat even know waht dat means)

Senior wailers take over

But they said it's gonna be 8 trillion.