‎Tinubu seeks National Assembly's approval to extend 2025 budget to 2026 |

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53% : ‎President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly, seeking an approval for the extension of the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act to March 31, 2026, as part of efforts to end the practice of running multiple budgets simultaneously. ‎The request was contained in a letter dated December 18 and read on Friday during a special plenary of the House of Representatives by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. ‎Tinubu explained that the new request supersedes an earlier communication dated December 16, 2025, and was submitted to address persistent overlaps in Nigeria's budget execution cycle. ‎According to him, the move forms part of broader fiscal reform measures aimed at strengthening planning, execution and accountability in public spending.

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