Nigeria, March 11 -- The 2026 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has passed second reading at the Senate.

The senators voted to pass the appropriation bill after debating its general principles during the plenary on Wednesday.

The budget proposal seeks to authorise spending of about N2.201 trillion for the FCT from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Of the amount, N1.65 billion is proposed for personnel costs, N378 billion for overheads, and N1.6 trillion for capital projects.

The proposal was introduced in the chamber during Wednesday's plenary and was scheduled for second reading the same day before it was passed.

President Bola Tinubu had earlier transmitted the budget to the National Assembly in a letter rea...