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Reps pass FCT, Customs 2020 budget
The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2020 budget of N278 billion with an increase of about N45.5 billion.
President Muhammadu Buhari had sent a budget of N232.8 billion to the House for passage by the National Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year.
The approved budget by the lawmakers shows an increase of N38.204 billion in the capital vote from the N121.93 billion submitted by the President to N160.133 billion while overhead cost increased by N5.3 billion from N57.1 billion to N62.343 billion.
The budget which was due for passage on Thursday was suspended till Friday following the death of Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu who represented Imo West in the Senate.
It is a tradition of the National Assembly to suspend plenary for one day when a lawmaker in any of the two chambers dies.
The House also passed a budget of N238.149 for the Nigeria Custom Service for the 2020 fiscal year.
Chairman of the House Committee on Customs, Hon. Yuguda Hassan Kila, submitted a report of the committee to the House for consideration and passage.
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