Nigerian senate passes 2018 budget 9.1 trillion increase it by 508 Billion

Following the consideration and adoption
of the report by the joint National Assembly
Committee on Appropriation, the Nigeria
Senate has on Wednesday, May 16, finally
passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill.
The Senate increased the proposal of
N8.612 trillion presented by President
Muhammadu Buhari in December, 2017 to
N9.120trn.
Recall that the report was laid before the
Senate on Tuesday, May 15, while the
lawmakers considered and adopted it at an
extended plenary for Wednesday, May 16.