Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved a N695 billion supplementary budget, bringing the total budget size for 2025 to N1.65 trillion, the highest in the state's history.

In a statement on Friday, the Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, said the approval was given at Friday's State Executive Council.

Mr Umanah said the governor has also declared a state of emergency in the health sector to fast-track reforms and improve service delivery.

"In line with the need to realign priorities and provide for emerging expenditures in government projects and programmes, Council considered a memorandum from the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning for a 2025 Supplementary Budget Estimate and approved an a...