US EditionNigeria: Health Ministry Received ₦36m Out of ₦218bn Capital Budget Allocation in 2025
Only ₦36 million of ₦218 billion capital budget was released for 2025, delaying key health projects due to cash planning and funding delays, Minister Mohammed Pate said.
- On Monday, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, told lawmakers the ministry received only 36 million of the 218 billion allocated for 2025.
- The Office of the Accountant‑General of the Federation's bottom‑up cash planning constrained capital releases, while delays in Nigeria's counterpart funding blocked access to donor‑supported funds.
- While personnel spending was fully released and expended, the ministry's capital budget lagged under Vision 20:2020, the Medium‑Term National Development Plan 2021‑2025, and NSHDP II.
- Delays in counterpart funding prevented access to donor support, stalling 2025 capital project implementation and impeding Universal Health Coverage and the National Health Act goals.
- Disclosed during the 2026 budget defence, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate said the proposal aligns with the National Development Plan and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's priorities and was prepared from the Medium‑Term Expenditure Framework using GIFMIS.
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Nigeria: Health Ministry Received ₦36m Out of ₦218bn Capital Budget Allocation in 2025
The Minister of Health, Mohammed Pate, says that although the personnel budget was fully released and utilised, the capital component suffered major setbacks due to the bottom-up cash planning system operated by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, on Monday said the ministry was unable to utilise its 2025 capital budget, having received only N36 million out of the N218 billion appropriated for the year. Prof. Pate made the disclosure during a 2026 budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services. He stated that while the ministry’s entire personnel budget was released and fully expended, the same cou…
Health Ministry received ₦36m out of ₦218bn capital budget allocation in 2025
The Minister of Health, Mohammed Pate, says that although the personnel budget was fully released and utilised, the capital component suffered major setbacks due to the bottom-up cash planning system operated by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
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