Categories: Politics

Kebbi Governor Approves N43bn Revised 2025 Budget, Commits to Development

Kebbi Governor Approves N43bn Revised 2025 Budget, Commits to Development

 

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Thursday, signed the revised 2025 Appropriation Bill of N43 billion into law, following its passage by the State House of Assembly.

 

The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman Zuru, presented the bill to the governor at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, in the presence of other members of the legislature.

 

Alongside the budget, the lawmakers submitted the adopted Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for 2026–2028 for implementation. They also forwarded a resolution seeking the renaming of Government Day Secondary School, Tondi Tsamiya, to Sarki Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi Day School in honour of the Emir of Yauri.

 

Governor Idris, while confirming his assent, said the revised budget reflects the joint commitment of the executive and legislature to fast-track development and improve service delivery across the state.

 

He added that the N43 billion budget would support critical projects aimed at infrastructure development and ensuring that the dividends of democracy reach the people of Kebbi.

Olayinka Babatunde

Recent Posts

ADC knocks Supreme Court ruling on emergency powers

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Tuesday, faulted a recent Supreme Court judgment affirming…

5 hours ago

Senate Panel Confirms Three Non-Career Ambassadors

  The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed three non-career ambassadorial nominees forwarded…

6 hours ago

Former CJN, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Dies in Saudi Arabia

  Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead Justice…

7 hours ago

Mbah Tasks New Permanent Secretaries on Performance, Says ‘No Honeymoon’

  Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries to…

7 hours ago

Bandits Kill Community Leader, Abduct Ex-Customs Officer in Osun

  Panic engulfed residents of Ora Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State…

7 hours ago

AFCON 2025: Super Eagles intensify Cairo camp as 21 players report

  The Super Eagles have stepped up preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations…

10 hours ago