The 2025 appropriation bill has scaled the second reading at the national assembly.
The budget passed the second reading during plenary on Thursday.
There was an extensive debate by the lawmakers in the senate and the house of representatives in their bid to probe and identify contentious areas in order to call for amendment.
Recall President Bola Tinubu presented a record N49.7trn as the proposed budget for 2025 to a joint session of the senate and house of representatives on Wednesday.
Julius Ihonvbere, majority leader of the house who led the debate during plenary on Thursday, said the budget will improve the nation’s economy and consolidate the achievements of the president