Tinubu Seeks Extension Of 2023 Capital Budget Implementation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to extend the period for the implementation of the capital component of the 2023 budget from March 31, 2024, to June 30, 2024.

The President made the request in a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, during plenary on Wednesday, March 20.

In the letter, President Tinubu also asked the House to extend the implementation of the supplementary appropriation act from March 31, 2024, to June 30, 2024.

The President said the extension became necessary to ensure that the provisions of the two acts were fully implemented.

Tinubu Seek Passage Of Bill To Improve Judicial Officers’ Welfare

President Tinubu has forwarded an executive bill seeking to provide new salaries and allowances for judicial officers and workers in the country to the House of Representatives.

The bill was read on the floor of the House by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during plenary on Tuesday, March 19.

According to the letter read by the Speaker, President Tinubu said the bill seeks to prescribe improved salaries and allowances as well as other fringe benefits for judicial officers and workers.

The Executive bill forwarded by the President is titled “A Bill for an Act to Prescribe the Salaries, Allowances and Fringe Benefits of Judicial Office Holders in Nigeria and for Related Matters”.