{"id":163595,"date":"2025-05-22T12:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/breaking-tinubu-presents-n1-481trn-rivers-2025-budget-to-nass"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:18:43","slug":"breaking-tinubu-presents-n1-481trn-rivers-2025-budget-to-nass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/breaking-tinubu-presents-n1-481trn-rivers-2025-budget-to-nass","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tinubu presents N1.481trn Rivers 2025 budget to NASS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has written the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu said the N1.481 trillion budget is being presented to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The President said this is in view of the nullification of the state\u2019s 2025 budget by the Supreme Court, and the fact that the state is currently under emergency rule.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Rivers Assembly has not been in session following the declaration of state of emergency in the state by the President on March 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The President also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, for six months.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu also suspended all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State and appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as the Sole Administrator<\/p>\n<p>The National Assembly has taken over the legislative functions of the State Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to the National Assembly, Tinubu said that N324 billion of the N1.481 trillion will be expended on infrastructure, while N166 billion is earmarked for health.<\/p>\n<p>According to the President, N75.6 billion is for education and N31.4 for agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu stated that by the provisions of the budget, agriculture is expected to generate about 6000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to the lawmakers to urgently pass for the budget for the good of Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu has written the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government. Tinubu said the N1.481 trillion budget is being presented to the National Assembly. 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