BREAKING: Senate passs N8.91 trln budget

The Senate has passed an 8.91 trillion naira ($29.3 billion) budget for 2019, after it hiked the spending plan from the amount President Muhammadu Buhari presented to lawmakers last year. In December, Buhari presented a spending plan of 8.83 trillion naira for this year, a smaller figure compared with the record 9.12 trillion naira budget for 2018. The budget needs to be signed by Buhari before it becomes the law.

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