Nigeria, May 14 -- The 2025 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has passed second reading at the Senate.

The senators approved the appropriation bill after debating its general principles during the plenary on Wednesday.

The 2025 budget proposal was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday and debated on the same day.

President Bola Tinubu had earlier transmitted the budget to the National Assembly through a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Wednesday's plenary.

According to the breakdown, N150.35 million is allocated for personnel costs, N343.78 billion for overhead costs, and N1.29 trillion for capital projects.

In the letter, President Tinubu noted that 85 per cent of the capital ...