Senate Extends 2021 Budget Implementation

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation year of the 2021 Appropriation Act from March 31 to May 31, 2022.

The extension was approved following the consideration of a bill to amend the 2021 Appropriation Act, which the Legislators expeditiously introduced and passed the bill.

The bill was read on Tuesday for the first, second and third time after the suspension of Rule 78(1).

Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, led debate on the bill and recalled that Appropriation Acts in the past were passed mid-year, with their implementation usually extended to the following year.