Reps to hold emergency sitting on 2025 budget extension bill today

June 15, 2026

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja

The House of Representatives has convened an emergency sitting to consider a bill seeking to extend the implementation period of the capital component of the 2025 budget by an additional three months.

In a notice dated June 11, 2026, and signed by the Acting Clerk of the House, Ibrahim Sidi, lawmakers were informed that the emergency session would hold on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Order Five, Rule 2(2) of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives.

The notice stated: “The purpose of the Emergency Sitting is to consider the Appropriation (REPEAL and Enactment) Act, 2025 (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2026 to further extend the implementation of the Capital aspect of the Budget from 30th June to 30th September 2026.”