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The House of Representatives on Thursday queried the astronomic increase of the appropriation of Sheda Science and Technology Complex Abuja, under the Ministry of Science and Technology from N20 million in 2015 to over N2.5 billion in 2021.
This was as the agency, Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), Abuja, appeared before the House ad-hoc committee investigating capital projects executed and funds repeated every year in the Appropriation Act by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government since 2015.
A copy of the submission of the agency to the committee now in possession of the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the agency demanded the following sums N20m, N342.1m, N501.1m, N670.2m, N730.6m, and N2.5b for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively.