Reps pass N1.78trn 2025 FCT budget

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, passed the N1.78 trillion 2025 budget for the Federal Capital Territory.

The bill scaled the third reading at a session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu, on May 14, 2025, transmitted the budget proposal to both chambers of parliament, urging the lawmakers to quickly consider and approve the estimates.

At the budget defence, the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, told the House Committee on FCT that more than half of the budget was allocated for the execution of capital expenditure.

Wike explained that out of the N1.78trn estimates, N1.28trn, representing 72.3 per cent, was allocated to capital projects, while N494.1bn or 27.7 per cent, will cover recurrent expenditure.

Wike added that road projects in the city centre and satellite towns would be handled by the Federal Capital Development Authority and the Satellite Towns Development Department.

The minister stated that ongoing road projects include the dualisation and upgrading of the Ushafa War College/army checkpoint road and other ancillary roads, the construction of the Pai to Gomani road in Kwali Area Council, as well as the dualisation of the Kuje to Gwagwalada road.

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