Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- The federal government has pledged to end the practice of extending the implementation of national budgets beyond their intended fiscal years.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave the assurance during a 2025 budget performance meeting with senators at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday.

Mr Edun said the government had recorded a high level of performance in the implementation of the capital components of both the 2024 and 2025 budgets, assuring that the current administration would no longer extend budget timelines.

"With regard to the 2024 and 2025 budgets, we have maintained relatively high levels of performance, particularly under the capital component, which runs ...