by George Ozalla
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State submitted a Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N92,150,231,374.88 for the 2025 fiscal year to the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, disclosed during House proceedings.
In a letter accompanying the submission, Governor Sule stated that the original 2025 Appropriation had been crafted with an aim of delivering a realistic and implementable budget outcome given prevailing economic uncertainties. He noted improved inflows from both Federation Accounts and capital receipts—predominantly from the NG‑CARES and SABER Programme for Results—as well as enhanced internally generated revenue within the fiscal year.
Governor Sule explained that the supplementary budget is designed to align accounting records and accommodate the administration’s new infrastructure development plans, including an approved flyover at Mararaba, and to capture newly created government agencies recently passed into law by the Assembly, such as the Fire and Rescue Service, Education Trust Fund, and Electricity Regulatory Commission.
He also highlighted the necessity for budgetary review and adjustments in order to meet emerging demands and challenges as national macro‑economic variables shift.
Dr. Jatau announced that the bill was read for its first time and scheduled a second reading for 18 November 2025, assuring of its expedited passage. Under the bill, the total expenditure for the period 1 January to 31 December 2025 would rise to N476,468,074,966.91.
It is recalled that on 29 November 2024 Governor Sule had presented the original 2025 Appropriation Bill of N382.57 billion to the Assembly, with 41.82 per cent earmarked for recurrent expenditure and 58.18 per cent for capital expenditure; thereafter he signed the final budget of N384.3 billion into law on 31 December 2024, about N2 billion above the initial projection.
Background: Nasarawa State House of Assembly is the legislative body responsible for passing appropriation bills and other laws for the state. The economy of Nasarawa State relies on both federal inflows and internally generated revenue, and infrastructure development has featured prominently in Governor Sule’s administration.
