The Nigerian Senate has approved a supplementary budget of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2024.
The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on FCT during plenary.
According to the report presented by the senator representing Yobe South, Mohammed Ibrahim, the allocation includes: N48.7 billion for engineering services, N18 billion for the Education Secretariat, N16 billion for public buildings, and N16 billion for the Transportation Department.
The Vice Chairman of the committee, Senator Osita Ngwu (PDP-Enugu West), presented the report on behalf of the chairman of the committee, Senator Bomai Mohammed (APC-Yobe South), who was absent during the plenary.
