{"id":44847,"date":"2021-06-22T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44847"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:18:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:18:27","slug":"buhari-writes-senate-to-approve-n895bn-supplementary-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=44847","title":{"rendered":"Buhari writes Senate to approve N895bn supplementary budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buhari..jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to consider the approval of N895 billion as Supplementary Budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/apc-will-face-challenges-in-2023-if-lawan\/\">Ahmad Lawan<\/a>&nbsp;read Buhari\u2019s letter of request on the floor at plenary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The said amount was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as a substantial part of it has been earmarked for the procurement of military hardware to fight the war against insurgency and banditry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Government is also expected to use part of the fund for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and other health-related needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to consider the approval of N895 billion as Supplementary Budget. The Senate President&nbsp;Ahmad Lawan&nbsp;read Buhari\u2019s letter of request on the floor at plenary. 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