2018 Bill passed by Senate

The Senate passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill on Wednesday. The passing of the budget follows the adoption of the report submitted by the joint National Assembly Committee on Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had presented the budget of N8.612trn to the parliament for passage in November 2017; but the National Assembly raised the estimate to N9.12trn

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