Nigeria, June 12 -- Despite repeated assurances by the Tinubu administration that Nigeria would cease operating overlapping budgets, the Senate on Thursday extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 federal budget until 30 September 2026.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the extension during plenary after the proposal received the support of a majority of senators by voice vote.

Abkpabio's action on Thursday indicates that President Bola Tinubu may have gone back on his pledge to stop the practice of extending budget implementation beyond the fiscal year.

Although there was no correspondence from President Tinubu requesting the extension of the budget's lifespan, it is believed that the senators c...