{"id":162521,"date":"2025-05-14T23:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T22:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-asks-senate-to-approve-n1-7trn-2025-fct-budget"},"modified":"2025-05-15T00:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T23:09:05","slug":"tinubu-asks-senate-to-approve-n1-7trn-2025-fct-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-asks-senate-to-approve-n1-7trn-2025-fct-budget","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu asks Senate to approve N1.7trn 2025 FCT budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for the Federal Capital Territory Administration\u2019s 2025 Appropriation Bill<\/p>\n

The request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cPursuant to Section 299 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, which vests legislative powers over the Federal Capital Territory on the National Assembly, I hereby present the 2025 FCT budget proposal to the Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2025 FCT Budget Proposal prioritises investment in health care services, job creation, youth empowerment, social welfare services, education infrastructure as well as increasing productivity in agriculture,\u201d parts of the letter read.<\/p>\n

The President said that the budget was aimed at lifting as many citizens as possible out of poverty, adding that a total expenditure of N1.7 trillion was proposed for the 2025 fiscal year.<\/p>\n

He said that 85 percent of the capital expenditure was dedicated to the completion of ongoing projects, while 15 percent was earmarked for new capital projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to sustain the ongoing efforts at providing basic infrastructure and social amenities in the FCT,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tinubu expressed hope that the budget proposal would receive expeditious consideration and passage by the Senate.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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