Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- President Bola Tinubu will on Friday present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the National Assembly, setting the stage for legislative scrutiny of the federal government's fiscal proposals for the new year.

According to internal arrangements communicated to lawmakers and parliamentary staff, the budget presentation, scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, 19 December, will take place in the House of Representatives chamber.

Ahead of the event, the presidency is expected to formally notify the House of Representatives when plenary resumes on Thursday, with the President Tinubu's request to address the joint session to be read on the floor.

Details of the planned appearance were contained in a letter dated...