Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday presented a budget of N208.7billion for 2021 to the state House of Assembly for approval.
Zulum said at the ceremony that the budget tagged “Budget of Recovery and Consolidation”, was higher than the 2020 figure of N134.5 billion.
It shows about a N74.5 billion increase.
The governor said that the budget was made up of N90.2 billion recurrent expenditure and N118.4 billion capital expenditure.
Responding, the Speaker Abdulkarim Lawan, assured that the lawmakers would expedite action on the budget to ensure early passage.
Read Also:
Reps Suspends Buhari’s Scheduled Appearance
Gunmen in army uniform abduct three Delta teachers
Nigerian govt slashes data price by 50%
Imo North: PDP urges INEC to nullify APC, declare Okewulonu winner
Ghana: Akufo-Addo wins presidential election
Watch our news highlights on YouTube
Click to receive daily news headlines on WhatsApp
Call or send us a text: 07030805323