Nigerian Government Votes N300 Million To Fight Foreign Media 'Propaganda'

Nigerian authorities are signing off a N300 million war chest to contest what an official called “negative publicity” on Nigeria in foreign media, as the government faces increasing criticism over its handling of a rampaging terror crisis in three northeast states.
The amount will be spent on “External publicity /media insertions in foreign media: print media, electronic media, media forum in selected cities abroad, engagement with foreign news agencies, production of specialized publicity materials for external audience”, according to the 2014 national budget.

Nigerian Government Makes U-Turn Says, East- West Road Cannot Be Completed In 2014

The Supervising Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Darius Ishaku, has said that the East-West Road could not be completed by December 2014 as earlier promised.
He said on Friday in Abuja during the defence of the ministry’s 2014 budget estimates before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta.
The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, had given assurances that the road would be completed and inaugurated by the end of 2014.
Mr. Ishaku told the committee that funds allocated to the ministry in the 2014 budget proposal by the Budget Office would not be enough to complete the project.

APC LawMakers Ready For 2014 Budget After Mbu's Redeployment

Joseph Mbu

 Thursday's redeployment of former Rivers State Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu to Abuja, members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives have said they are now ready for the 2014 budget to be considered and passed for second reading tomorrow.
The budget suffered a setback in the House last Tuesday following an observation raised by Rep Emmanuel Jime (APC, Benue) that the 2014 appropriation bill did not fulfill the requirements of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 as estimates of some agencies were not sent to the lawmakers along with the budget.