Nasarawa State revised the passed 2025 budget downwards by ₦18bn
Nasarawa State passed its ₦199.8bn 2024 budget in December 2023. By November 2024, it passed a ₦156.6bn supplementary budget, nearly the same size as its full-year budget for 2024.
Weeks after passing a supplementary budget for 2024, the state assembly passed a ₦402.57bn 2025 budget, a ₦20bn increase from the ₦382.57bn budget presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule, before proceeding on a Christmas recess.
However, the state executive recommended reducing the passed budget to ₦384.3bn, ₦18bn less than the passed budget and ₦2bn higher than the budget originally presented. The state assembly passed a new appropriation bill, which the Governor assented to, all within seven days.
The speaker of the house cited the need to achieve an 85% budget performance to qualify for a transparency grant and the impact of the proposed tax bills on the state's revenue as reasons for reducing the passed budget.
Governor Sule started 2025 by dissolving his entire cabinet, calling it necessary to bring in individuals who would help his government achieve its ambitious budget.
Nasarawa State passed its ₦199.8bn 2024 budget in December 2023. By November 2024, it passed a ₦156.6bn supplementary budget, nearly the same size as its full-year budget for 2024.
Weeks after passing a supplementary budget for 2024, the state assembly passed a ₦402.57bn 2025 budget, a ₦20bn increase from the ₦382.57bn budget presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule, before proceeding on a Christmas recess.
However, the state executive recommended reducing the passed budget to ₦384.3bn, ₦18bn less than the passed budget and ₦2bn higher than the budget originally presented. The state assembly passed a new appropriation bill, which the Governor assented to, all within seven days.
The speaker of the house cited the need to achieve an 85% budget performance to qualify for a transparency grant and the impact of the proposed tax bills on the state's revenue as reasons for reducing the passed budget.
Governor Sule started 2025 by dissolving his entire cabinet, calling it necessary to bring in individuals who would help his government achieve its ambitious budget.