Drama as Senate takes major action on Tinubu's 2025 budget

  • President Bola Tinubu’s 2025 appropriation bill has passed its second reading at the Senate 24 hours after the presentation
  • The 2025 N49.7 trillion budget was tagged “The Restoration Budget: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity”
  • Tinubu was at the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 18, to present the budget to the lawmakers, and it passed the second reading on Thursday, December 19

The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N49.7 trillion for its second reading. This development comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented the budget before a joint session of the National Assembly.

The budget, tagged “The Restoration Budget: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity,” outlines the government’s spending plans for the upcoming year. This followed the adjournment of its plenary session until January 14, 2025.