President Buhari signs 2022 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 appropriation bill of 17.126 trillion naira into law.

The president signed the national budget at the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja, on Friday.

The appropriation bill was presented to the president by his senior special assistant on national assembly matters, senate, Senator Babajide Omoworare.

President Buhari was flanked by senate president, Ahmed Lawan, and speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila while signing the budget.

The minister of finance, budget, and national planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, also witnessed the signing of the budget.

This comes a week the national assembly passed a budget of n17.126 trillion, increasing the benchmark price of crude from $57 to $62 per barrel.