Senate follows suit, passes N7.44tn budget

The Senate, like the House of Representatives has passed the 2017 budget put at N7.44 trillion.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on December 14, 2016 formally presented a N7.28 trillion federal government budget for 2017 to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval.

Christened the “Budget of Recovery & Growth”, Mr. Buhari said the budget was higher than the N6.07 trillion 2016 Appropriation by about 19.95 per cent.

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