Appropriations Committee

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The Appropriations Committee is a key legislative body in Nigeria’s National Assembly responsible for scrutinizing, shaping, and overseeing the federal budget and public expenditure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf budget committee
parliamentary committee
aim to align budget allocations with national priorities
to ensure accountability in the use of public funds
to promote transparency in public spending
country Nigeria
decisionMakingMethod committee deliberation and voting
hasChamber House of Representatives of Nigeria
Senate of Nigeria
hasPower to propose reallocation of funds within the budget
to request budget and expenditure documents
to summon public officials for budget clarification
hasSubordinateRole chairperson of the Appropriations Committee
members of the Appropriations Committee
jurisdiction federal budget of Nigeria
public expenditure in Nigeria
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Nigeria
meetsAt National Assembly Complex, Abuja
oversightOf federal departments and agencies
ministries of the Federal Government of Nigeria
partOf National Assembly of Nigeria
National Assembly of Nigeria
surface form: legislature of Nigeria
produces committee reports on the annual Appropriation Bill
recommendations on supplementary appropriation bills
reportsTo House of Representatives of Nigeria
surface form: plenary of the National Assembly of Nigeria
responsibility appropriation of public funds
assessing fiscal implications of proposed legislation
conducting budget hearings
engaging with the executive on budget matters
ensuring expenditures are within appropriated limits
examining supplementary budget proposals
examining virement requests
monitoring implementation of the national budget
overseeing public expenditure
oversight of compliance with Appropriation Acts
recommending amendments to budget bills
recommending budget allocations to the plenary
review of budget estimates from ministries, departments and agencies
reviewing medium‑term expenditure frameworks
scrutinizing the federal budget
shaping the federal budget
sectorFocus all sectors of the federal budget
typeOfBudgetProcessStage legislative budget review
worksWith Budget Office of the Federation
Ministry of Finance of Nigeria
surface form: Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria

Ministry of Finance of Nigeria
surface form: Office of the Accountant‑General of the Federation

Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation
surface form: Office of the Auditor‑General for the Federation

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National Assembly of Nigeria hasCommittee Appropriations Committee