Nigeria, March 20 -- The House of Representatives has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2023 budget until June.

It also extended the implementation of the N2.17 trillion 2023 supplementary budget until June.

The extension was done on Wednesday following an accelerated passage of the two appropriation bills sent to the House by President Bola Tinubu.

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen had earlier read a communication from the president, seeking an extension of the lives of the two appropriation bills.

Mr Tinubu asked the National Assembly to extend the implementation of the 2023 supplementary budget to June 2024.

The president asked the lawmakers to expedite action on the amendment of the 2023 Appropriation Act to extend...