N47.9trn Approved by FEC, Budget for 2025

President Bola Tinubu

N47.9trn has been approved by FEC as budget for 2025.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Thursday, approved a proposed budget of N47.9 trillion.

Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, disclosed this while briefing State House journalists after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.

This was part of the Medium Term Expenditures Framework (MTEF) for 2025 to 2027 and in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007. The FEC granted approved its submission to the National Assembly as required by the 2007 fiscal Responsibility Act.

The framework projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate at 4.6 percent, exchange rate of $75 to the Naira, oil production of 2.06 million barrels per day.

Details, still to come.