The House of Representatives will begin the 2025 budget defence session with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies today (Tuesday) January 7, 2025.
According to the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Bichi, the harmonisation of reports from the exercise will take place on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The Committee is expected to lay its report in a special session set for January 31.
Bichi made the announcement in an interview with journalists following the inaugural meeting of the committee on Monday.
The 2025 Appropriation Bill, which President Bola Tinubu presented to the National Assembly on December 18, 2024, amounts to N49.74 trillion.
