Nigeria, June 25 -- The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2025 Rivers State budget, authorising the spending of N1.48 trillion under the emergency administration in the state.

The budget was passed during plenary after lawmakers debated its general principles at the Committee of Supply.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage after most senators supported it through voice votes.

The senators supported passage of the budget after they reviewed a report presented by Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the Senate Ad hoc Committee overseeing the emergency rule in Rivers State.

While presenting the report, Mr Bamidele, the Senate Leader, recommended the allocation of N120 billion for debt servicing, N287 billion for recurrent ...