Reps to pass 2018 budget today

The House of Representatives on Tuesday said the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12trn will be passed on Wednesday.

Deputy Speaker of the House, Yussuff Lasun, who presided at plenary, made this known after the budget report was presented by the Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Mustapha Dawaki.

The N9.12 trn budget is N410bn higher than the N8.61trn appropriated in 2017. Lasun advised members to pick copies of the budget from the appropriation committee, as the House was likely to pass the budget on Wednesday.