‎The House of Representatives on Thursday passed President Bola Tinubu’s N58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading. ‎‎‎The 2026 budget proposal, titled “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience, and Shared Prosperity,” sailed through during plenary without debate. ‎‎President Tinubu had presented the 2026 budget to a joint sitting of the National Assembly in December last year. ‎‎‎The breakdown of the proposal shows that total expenditure is estimated at between N58.18 trillion and N58.47 trillion. ‎‎‎On the revenue side, the budget targets N34.33 trillion, leaving a fiscal deficit of N23.85 trillion.