E – Powers & Ctrl Over Public Funds
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 89. Power as to matters of evidence
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) For the purposes of any investigation under section 88 of this Constitutional and subject to the provisions thereof, the Senate or the House of Representatives or a...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 88. Power to conduct investigations
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, each House of the National Assembly shall have power by resolution published in its journal or in the Official...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 87. Tenure of office of Auditor – General
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) A person holding the office of the Auditor-General for the Federation shall be removed from office by the President acting on an address supported by two-thirds...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 86. Appointment of Auditor – General
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) The Auditor-General for the Federation shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Federal Civil Service Commission subject to confirmation by...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 85. Audit of Public accounts
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) There shall be an Auditor-General for the Federation who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 86 of this Constitution. (2) The public...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 84. Remuneration, etc. of the President and certain other officers
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) There shall be paid to the holders of the offices mentioned in this section such remuneration, salaries and allowances as may be prescribed by the National Assembly,...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 83. Contingencies Fund
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
(1) The National Assembly may by law make provisions for the establishment of a Contingencies Fund for the Federation and for authorising the President, if satisfied...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 82. Authorisation of expenditure in default appropriations
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 22, 2014
If the Appropriation Bill in respect of any financial year has not been passed into law by the beginning of the financial year, the President may authorise the...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 81. Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 21, 2014
(1) The President shall cause to be prepared and laid before each House of the National Assembly at any time in each financial year estimates of the revenues and...
Chapter 5. Part 1. Section 80. Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 21, 2014
(1) All revenues or other moneys raised or received by the Federation (not being revenues or other moneys payable under this Constitution or any Act of the National...