The senate has approved the 2025 budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF).
Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, senator representing Zamfara north and
chairman of the senate committee on communications, presented the report during
plenary on Tuesday.
He said N272,432,030,805,000 had been recommended for the
NCC, while the USPF would get N15 billion for the 2025 fiscal year.
The senate adopted the committee’s recommendation.
Mohammed Monguno, senator representing Borno north and
senate chief whip, commended the allocation pattern in the USPF budget.
“I am very much elated with the fact that out of the N15
billion budget, more than 10 billion is dedicated to capital projects,” Monguno
said.
“So, it’s only the remaining about N4 billion that is meant
for recurrent expenditure.
“This one is very beautiful, and I urge other agencies to
copy the same so that more money can be deployed to capital projects that will
have a direct impact on the vast majority of people.”
The matter was passed unanimously when put to vote by Barau
Jibrin, deputy senate president, who presided over the plenary session.
“I commend the chairman and members of the committee on
communications for a job well done,” Barau said.
“They have done the job in a record time, and the report is
well articulated and straight to the point.”
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