2022 budget: Communication Ministry Gives Zero Allocation to NIPOST

Nigeria Postal Service ( NIPOST) got zero allocation from N137.2billion capital votes designated for the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. Information Guide Nigeria

This was disclosed by the joint committee of the National Assembly on Communication during the budget defence session with Dr Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, and heads of agencies under the Ministry at the National Assembly yesterday. CHAMPION NEWSPAPERS LIMITED reports.

In the proposed N160.593billion budget for the Ministry, NIGCOMSAT, NIPOST and National Identity Management Commission ( NIMC), the Ministry got N85.231billion for capital votes, NIMC N46.533billion and NIGCOMSAT N5.440billion, NIPOST has zero allocation.

The Committee Chaired by Senator Oluremi Tinubu showed dissatisfaction with the development saying it was wrong for the agency not to be given any capital vote for 2022 fiscal year. jamb results

Senator Tinubu specifically asked the Minister whether the zero capital budget allocation proposed for NIPOST in 2022 was based on non – request by the agency or lack of fund.

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The Committee added, may have to appropriate something for the agency if there is no solid reason for the zero allocation.

In response, the Minister said, he was not against some votes taken from the capital estimates of the Ministry for NIPOST .

” I’m not against the Committee taking about N200million from N85.231billion capital vote of the Ministry to NIPOST”.

Out of the total budget profile of N160.593billion proposed for the Ministry and the three agencies under it, the Minister said the Ministry has a total of N86.488billion, NIGCOMSAT N8.226billion, NIPOST N13.116billion and NIMC N52.761billion.

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