National Assembly rejects judiciary budget, summons Minister, DG of Budget Office The combined committee of the Nigerian National Assembly, representing the Senate and the House of Representatives, unanimously rejected the proposed budget for the judiciary during the plenary session on Wednesday. In response to the unsatisfactory allocation of funds to the Nigerian judiciary, the committee also issued a 24-hour summons to Senator Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of National Planning, and Ben Akabueze, the Director-General of the Budget Office, urging them to appear before the committee. READ ALSO: National Assembly approves N2.17tn 2023 supplementary...