Senate passes revised 2020 budget

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the revised 2020 N10.08 trillion Appropriation Bill submitted to it penultimate week by the Executive arm of government.

This was following the consideration of the report of the Senate committee on Appropriation presented by its Chairman, Senator Barau Jibrin.

The Red Chamber thereafter went into Committee on Supply chaired by the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, for a clause by clause consideration of the budget estimates before the passage of the bill.