Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Presents N4.237 Trillion Budget for 2026
The N4.237 trillion budget includes N3.12 trillion in internally generated revenue and targets expanding opportunities while completing ongoing projects, Sanwo-Olu said.
- On Tuesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu laid before the Lagos State House of Assembly an Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year, describing it as an ambitious, future-driven plan.
- The governor said the plan seeks to complete projects and deepen engagement, aiming to prioritise citizen involvement and expand opportunities in the administration's final full year for Lagosians.
- Budget documents allocate capital expenditure of N52,021,589,812 and recurrent expenditure of N52,021,589,812, with a total revenue of N3,993,774,552,141.
- The funding structure leaves a deficit financing requirement of N243,332,457,167, with recurrent debt charges and repayments that may draw scrutiny when the Lagos State House of Assembly reviews the bill.
- Funding includes N1,372,307,808,626 for Economic Affairs, N847,472,071,966 for General Public Services, and N338,449,258,945 for Health, Sanwo-Olu said.
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