Members of the House of Representatives have expressed satisfaction with the ₦47.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly.
The budget earmarks ₦4.90 trillion for defense, ₦4.06 trillion for infrastructure, ₦2.48 trillion for health, and ₦3.52 trillion for education, among other allocations.
Lawmakers described the proposed spending plan as a “huge improvement” over the 2024 budget, highlighting its focus on critical sectors poised to drive Nigeria’s development.
The Chairman, the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Rep. Benson Babajimi (APC-Lagos), said that if well-implemented, the budget would meet the expectations of Nigerians.
“It is very ambitious, a huge improvement from last year’s budget. It shows the president is bold and a reformist.
“He wants to connect Nigeria with rail and roads; the Sokoto-Badagry expressway project is a game changer; that of Lagos-Calabar is a game changer as well.
“There is a huge improvement in security, budget, health and education. That shows somebody who has a mission and a vision. The renewed hope infrastructure fund he spoke about also will take us to the next level.
“So we believe that it is a good budget, and he has prayed for cooperation from the national assembly.
“To ensure that, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has emphatically said that we will ensure that the budget is ruthlessly implemented; so we are hoping for a renewal of hope in 2025,” he said.