The government has said since March that the budget passed in December would be revised down.
Nigeria senate on Thursday passed the revised 2020 budget of N10.8 trillion, only marginally lower than the record 10.59 trillion naira budget approved in December.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan during the plenary on Wednesday express his anger that the executive arm of government ignored part of the budget meant to take care of health emergencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said while N314 billion was captured as part of the intervention fund, the balance of N186 billion proposed for the health sector, was not.
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