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Tinubu Extends Nigeria's 2025 Budget Implementation to December 31

Published Sep 30, 2026

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Bola Tinubu at right shaking hands with Antony Blinken in Abuja in January 2024, an archival contextual scene rather than the budget amendment signing, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Appropriation (Amendment) (No.4) Bill, 2025, on September 30, extending the budget's implementation deadline from September 30 to December 31, 2026. Both chambers of the National Assembly passed the amendment on September 29. The Presidency said the additional time would enable completion of ongoing capital projects and effective use of funds already appropriated under the 2025 budget. Tinubu commended lawmakers for promptly considering the bill, according to the announcement signed by presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga.

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