The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the defense report for the 54.2 trillion Naira 2025 budget will be presented to the Senate in plenary.
Akpabio confirmed that members of the Committee on Appropriations will present the report either on Wednesday or Thursday this week, as he emphasised the urgency of concluding the debate on the 2025 budget.
“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.
Meanwhile, the Senate also passed five bills for first reading, which included the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill 2025, the Armed Forces Act Amendment Bill 2025, and the Federal Medical Centres Act Amendment Bill 2025, among others. Additionally, the Senate passed for second reading a bill to amend the Federal University of Agriculture Act, aiming to establish the Federal University of Agriculture in Abak, Akwa Ibom.
