Nigeria, May 28 -- The 2025 budget of N1.48 trillion proposed by the Rivers State emergency administration has passed second reading at the Senate.

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

The budget proposal, which was transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on 22 May through a letter read during plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, seeks to authorise spending focused on infrastructure, education, agriculture, and healthcare in the 2025 fiscal year.

According to the breakdown, N287 billion is allocated for recurrent expenditure. N1.072 trillion for capital expenditure and N120.8 billion for debt service.

Further breakdown show...