Nasarawa State Assembly Approves N156.6 Billion Supplementary Budget

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed the state government’s supplementary appropriation bill into law, allowing for an additional expenditure of N156.6 billion in 2024 . This brings the total budget for 2024 to N356.5 billion, comprising N150.3 billion for Recurrent Expenditure and N206.2 billion for Capital Expenditure.

Budget Breakdown

Total Budget: N356.5 billion
Recurrent Expenditure: N150.3 billion
Capital Expenditure: N206.2 billion

Assembly Adjournment

The House has been adjourned for two weeks to enable state parliamentarians to conduct oversight functions and assess how ministries, agencies, and parastatals utilized the budget in the year under review.

Committee Changes

Speaker Danladi announced minor changes in House standing committees:

Deputy Majority Leader Abel Bala: Now part of Health, Pilgrim, and Finance Committee
Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad: Joins Works, Local Government, and Lands Committee

Speaker’s Community Initiatives

Off-chamber, Speaker Danladi:

Sponsored 13 football players for trials in Ghana, urging them to be good ambassadors of Kokona local government
Hosted PTA-NADP School Lafia management, commending their quality education and donating N1 million to support their efforts
Received Musa Ibrahim Abubakar, member representing Doma South Constituency, who appreciated the speaker’s contribution to making Ibrahim Yusuf Ede the Deputy Chairman of Doma local government.