LIVE UPDATE: President Buhari presents 2018 budget
November 7, 2017

Kemi Busari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday afternoon presented the 2018 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.
The session is moderated by Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
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It gives us great delight to see you (Buhari) in person, Saraki says in his opening remarks after the Christian and Muslim prayers
We must continue to work together to steady the ship of this (economic) recovery – Saraki
We must ensure that our borrowing is targeted at productive projects – Saraki
Implementation of the 2018 budget must anchor on the Made in Nigeria project – Saraki
The current rate of rural to urban migration is alarming and unsustainable – Saraki
It is pleasing to note that the budget is been presented early. This is a welcome development – Saraki
Immediate steps must be taken to make the 2018 budget an employment-oriented one – Saraki
Saraki concludes speech, invites President Buhari to present budget.
President Buhari thanks all Nigerians for support and prayers while he was on medical vacation.
The 2018 budget will consolidate on the achievements of previous budget – Buhari
2018 is expected to be a year of better outcomes – Buhari
Only tailored Nigerian solutions can fix Nigeria’s unique problems – Buhari
Crop production has been one of the main contributors to non-oil growth which rose to 0.45 per cent – Buhari
Bitumen exploration in Ondo is being executed – Buhari
We all want a country that is safe, stable, and secure, Buhari on threats in Niger Delta
A GDP growth of 9 percent is expected in the 2018 budget, says President Buhari
Higher crude oil price supported our economic recovery in 2017 – Muhammadu Buhari
Ogoni clean up is ongoing and being supported by international community – Buhari
Despite the downturn in oil prices …. this administration was able to invest an unprecedented over N1.2 trillion in capital budgets through the 2016 budget – Buhari
We have asked the SWF to look inwards and invest locally – Buhari
As at October 30, 2017, our external reserves increased to $34 billion – Buhari
President Buhari noted that the administration through its logical and user friendly reforms has been able to move the country on the ranking of countries in ease of doing business from 169 in 2016 and recently to 146.
In 2016, this administration started allocating at least 30 per cent of our budget to capital expenditure. This is being maintained – Buhari
We have pushed the Abuja rail project to 98 per cent completion in 18 months from 40 per cent – Buhari
Contractors were being owed trillions of Naira when this administration came into power. In some, we have made payments while in others we are assessing the liabilities – Buhari
Our power sector reform still remains a work in progress – Buhari
The FG will be launching the first African Sovereign Trade Bond in December 2017 – Buhari
Over 766km were constructed or rehabilitated across the country in 2017 – Buhari
We have spent time in identifying alternative means of funding capital projects in the 2017 budget. For example, the N100 billion Sukuk financing for construction of 25 roads across the country – Buhari


President Buhari noted that the country has grown tremendously its power generation sector but still has challenges in areas of distribution
In sourcing for alternative means of power, we have signed agreement with 14 solar companies – Buhari
We have purchased 10 locomotives and two coaches for the Abuja-Kaduna rail line…we plan to commission this in December 2017.
Food security is an important aspect of this administration’s security agenda – Buhari
Anybody involved with food smuggling is a threat to our national security and will therefore be dealt with – Buhari
The President said 6 crop processing zones will be established in 2018 to develop infrastructure for production and processing of crops
President Buhari bemoaned the practice of under remittance of revenue by state-owned entities
This year we have worked very hard to achieve an earlier submission of the MTEF and the 2018 appropriation bill – Buhari
N2.442 trillion oil revenue projected for 2018 – Buhari
There will be privatisation of some non-oil assets, the president explains.
Agencies are not to conduct recruitment without all necessary approvals. Any violations will be sanctioned – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday formally presented an N8.6 trillion 2018 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.
Dubbed the ‘budget of consolidation,’ the budget was about 16 per cent increase from the N7.44 trillion appropriated in 2017.
Mr. Buhari announced that the budget is projected at an oil price of $45 per barrel and an estimate of 2.3 million barrels per day.
He added that the budget is further projected on an exchange rate of N305 to $1, a real Gross Domestic Growth of 3.5 per cent and inflation rate of 12.4 per cent.
At present, domestic debts account for about 79% of the total debt. We will reduce this to 60% in 2018 and increase external to 40%.
Our commitment to the security of lives and property remain absolute – Buhari

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Please I want to ask, did you feel the impact of 2016/2017 budget??

2016 budget: N6+ trillion

2017 budget: N7+ trillion. Now,



2018 budget: N8+ trillion..




Most bogus budgets in the history of Nigeria but nothing to show for it. Una weldone oh

The following people can provide answers to the impact of 2016 and 2017 budgets:

1. Graduates that have never been given employment opportunity, but for the first time are engaged in the N-Power project.
2. Govt workers who are receiving their salary as at when due
3. State Govt workers that are owed for several months but are now getting caught up in their salary because Buhari decides to bail out states and refund the over deduction from the Paris debt since 2005.
4. Poor parents who has to send their children to hawk instead of schools because they could not afford to feed them, but now are being fed at school through the home grown school children feeding program.
5. Extremely and neglected poor Nigerians that are being paid conditional cash transfer of N5,000 per month
6. Contractors that have been owed by Govt since 2012, but are now getting paid their money.
7. Farmers that are receiving govt help in terms of Fertilizer, seedlings and the anchor borrowing programm
8. Retired Biafra Police personnel, that have been overlooked by Govt since the end of the Civil war in 1970 (47yrs ago)
9. Those Contractors and artisans that are involved in Govt contracts where money has been released
10. For completed Capital projects and for the ones that are near in completion.
11. For the people of North East who experienced the menace and the worst of Boko Haram
12. Those who experienced increase in power supply.
Etc....

Trillion naira budgets but nothing to show for it.

Lies liles lies. The greatest hesit in the history of Nigeria is currently going on in this adminstration. And this budget is proof.