US EditionTinubu Submits ₦1.48trn Rivers Budget to NASS Amid Emergency Rule
- President Bola Tinubu submitted the ₦1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers State budget to the National Assembly amid the state's emergency rule declared on March 18, 2025.
- The budget submission followed the suspension of Rivers State's governor, deputy governor, and House of Assembly members amid a political crisis that led to a legislative vacuum.
- Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas was appointed to lead the state’s administration following the suspension of its elected officials, while oversight responsibilities shifted to the National Assembly, with the proposed budget focusing on stabilizing the region and reinstating essential services.
- Tinubu allocated ₦324 billion for infrastructure, ₦166 billion for health, ₦75.6 billion for education, and ₦31.4 billion for agriculture, projecting around 6,000 jobs in that sector.
- The President called for swift legislative action to maintain stable governance and promote ongoing socio-economic progress throughout the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State.
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Tinubu seeks Reps' approval for N1.48tn Rivers budget - Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the consideration and approval of N1.48 trillion appropriation bill for Rivers State. The president’s letter was read at Thursday’s plenary by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen. Tinubu in the letter explained that when approved, the funds will be used by the Emergency Rule Government of Rivers State under its Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to provide for…
Tinubu submits ₦1.48trn Rivers budget to NASS amid emergency rule
President Bola Tinubu has formally presented a ₦1.481 trillion budget for Rivers State to the National Assembly for consideration, following the Supreme Court's nullification of the state's 2025 appropriation bill and the imposition of emergency rule. In a letter to lawmakers, Tinubu stated that the intervention was necessary after the dissolution of the state’s legislative and executive leadership. The National Assembly had earlier taken over l…
Tinubu dispatches N1.48trn Rivers budget to N’Assembly - Business Hallmark
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday sent a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for consideration and passage. The President stated that the budget proposal was imperative because of the nullification of the 2025 budget of the state by the Supreme Court and the fact that the state […] The post Tinubu dispatches N1.48trn Rivers budget to N’Assembly first appeared on Business Hallmark.
Tinubu Submits ₦1.48 Trillion Rivers Budget to National Assembly Despite Emergency Rule
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has submitted the proposed 2025 budget of Rivers State to the National Assembly for consideration and passage, citing the ongoing emergency rule in the state and a recent Supreme Court ruling that nullified the initial state budget. The President’s request, transmitted to lawmakers on Thursday, May 22, 2025, seeks approval for a total expenditure of N1.481 trillion. In his letter, Tinubu noted that the Rive…
Tinubu seeks national assembly’s approval of N1.48trillion 2025 Rivers State Appropriation Bill - PENPUSHING
The Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has sought the consideration and approval of the National Assembly for the N1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers state budget, while it is recalled that he halted the escalating political crisis and the attendant security challenges in the state. Penpushing reports subsequently declared a state of emergence and appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired vice admiral and former chief of naval staff, as sole administrator of the s…
Tinubu transmits N1.481trn 2025 Rivers budget to Reps — National Accord Newspaper %
President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to consider and approve the sum of N1.481 trillion The post Tinubu transmits N1.481trn 2025 Rivers budget to Reps appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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