Early budget passage saved Nigeria from worse recession - Senate president

Early budget passage saved Nigeria from worse recession – Senate president

Ahmed Lawan, President of the Senate

Senate President Ahmed Lawan says Nigeria's second recession in five years would have been worse if not for the early passage of the 2020 budget. He said the timely appropriation of the budget by the National Assembly gave room for the executive to begin the implementation from January, unlike in

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