Nigeria, March 31 -- The Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation timeline of the capital component of the 2025 budget to 30 June 2026.

The upper chamber approved the extension during plenary following the consideration of an appropriation bill seeking an amendment to the budget implementation period.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the extension of the appropriation bill after it was read for the first, second and third times on the same day and supported by most of the senators.

The bill was earlier considered at the Senate Committee on Supply.

This is the second extension of the capital component of the 2025 budget. The implementation period was initially scheduled to end on 31 December 2025, but was first ex...