Senate proceeds on two-month recess

Nigerian Senate has adjourned for its annual two-month recess, which will last until September 23, 2025.

Despite the break, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has directed senators to continue committee activities, investigative hearings, and oversight functions.

“It is only the plenary that we have adjourned. I expect you to still carry out all other committee activities, investigative hearings, and others.

“This is the time to go on that road inspection and write all your reports,” Akpabio told the senators.

The Senate President said he expected all the committees to submit their reports to the floor upon their return from the recess.

“Do all your reports and make them available when you return,” he added.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that top on the radar would be the level of implementation of the 2024 budget by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), which is still running side-by-side the N54.99trillion 2025 budget signed into law by President Bola Tinubu in February.

The total budget for 2024 was N34trn, with a capital component of N13.1trn.

Tinubu had, between December 2024 and June 2025, twice requested the extension of the capital component of the 2024 budget, both requests being graciously granted by the National Assembly.

“As things are today, the country has been operating two budgets.

“There is the 2024 capital budget, which has now been extended to December 31, 2025, and the main 2025 budget, which will again terminate on December 31.

“This oversight the Senate President talked about will largely focus on reviewing and assessing the projects that have been executed by MDAs,” a legislative official informed our correspondent on Thursday.