Fiscal Accuracy and Legislative Oversight NIGERIA’S 2026 federal budget took an unexpected turn last Tuesday, as the Senate raised the size of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s initial proposal, citing minor miscalculations in his presentation. Barely five days after the President had presented a ₦58.18 trillion plan to a joint session of the National Assembly, lawmakers […]
Ambitious Fiscal Expansion IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has presented a ₦1.4 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, marking a sharp 78 per cent increase over the ₦807 billion budget for 2025. The governor described the proposal as “The Budget of Economic Breakthrough,” signalling an aggressive push […]
A Budget Built Around the Rural Economy BENUE State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has proposed a ₦605.5 billion budget for 2026, signalling a renewed push to reposition rural communities as engines of growth. The estimate, presented to the Benue State House of Assembly, is 10 per cent higher than the previous year’s budget. According to the […]
A Budgeting System in Disarray NIGERIA’S national budgeting process, once regarded as the backbone of public finance and economic planning, has steadily collapsed into a cycle of disorder, serial revisions and politically expedient assumptions. What should serve as a disciplined framework for allocating scarce resources has instead become a rolling document […]
Delta’s ₦1.7 Trillion Gamble: Infrastructure, Welfare and the Test of Governance IN unveiling its ₦1.7 trillion 2026 budget, the Delta State Government has placed a bold bet on infrastructure-led growth and structured social protection at a time when many governments are scaling back ambitions due to fiscal pressures. The size and composition of the budget […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS Tinubu’s Fiscal Overhaul Raises Questions Over 2026 Budget Viability FRESH concerns have emerged over Nigeria’s 2026 budget following President Bola Tinubu’s push to repeal and re-enact the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts under a single ₦43.56 trillion spending framework. The proposal, now before the National Assembly, is aimed at curbing the long-standing […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS National Assembly Prepares for 2026 Budget Presentation THE National Assembly is set to receive President Bola Tinubu on Friday 19 December 2025 for the presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill at a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives. The exercise, barring last-minute changes, will formally commence legislative consideration of […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has signed into law the N1.729 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill, officially launching the state’s development plan for the coming year. The budget, tagged “Budget of Accelerating the MORE Agenda,” is aimed at fast-tracking development, improving security and strengthening social welfare across Delta State. At the signing ceremony on […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE Delta Approves ₦1.729 Trillion Spending Plan for 2026 GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has formally approved Delta State’s ₦1.729 trillion 2026 budget following the signing of the Appropriation Bill into law on Tuesday. The spending plan, branded the “Budget of Accelerating the MORE Agenda,” outlines the government’s development priorities for the next year. Alongside […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved a sharp increase in the budget of the Code of Conduct Bureau from about ₦3 billion to nearly ₦20 billion, in a move aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s asset declaration and verification system. The Chairman of the bureau, Dr Abubakar Bello, disclosed the development in Abuja, describing it […]