The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has confirmed that the defense report for the N54.2 trillion 2025 budget will be presented in plenary this week. According to him, the Committee on Appropriations is expected to submit the report either on Wednesday or Thursday.
Speaking during Tuesday’s plenary session, Akpabio explained that some senators were absent as they were finalizing the 2025 Appropriation Bill report. He emphasized the urgency of concluding deliberations to facilitate its passage.
“You will observe that some of our colleagues are not in the chamber because of the required final touches on the 2025 Appropriation Bill report, which will be laid before us tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday this week. We need to close early to allow for collective efforts in that direction for final consideration and passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill,” he stated.
In addition to budget discussions, the Senate passed five bills for first reading, including the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended) Alteration Bill 2025, the Armed Forces Act Amendment Bill 2025, and the Federal Medical Centres Act Amendment Bill 2025.
Furthermore, a bill seeking to establish the Federal University of Agriculture in Abak, Akwa Ibom, passed its second reading. The Senate subsequently referred it to the Committee on Agriculture for further review, with a report expected within three weeks.
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