By Emmanuel Olugua
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Appropriation (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, 2025, extending the implementation of the 2025 federal budget by another three months to December 31, 2026.
The presidential assent, announced by the State House on Wednesday, effectively shifts the expiration of the 2025 Appropriation Act from September 30, 2026, giving federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies additional time to execute ongoing capital projects and utilise funds already approved for them.
The amendment was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 29, clearing the way for Tinubu’s assent barely a day later.
The Presidency said the extension was designed principally to prevent disruption to critical government programmes and ensure that money already appropriated for capital expenditure is deployed to projects intended to benefit Nigerians.
The move means MDAs handling projects funded under the 2025 budget can continue implementation through the final quarter of 2026 rather than having outstanding expenditure authority terminate at the end of September.
It also provides additional time for contractors and government agencies executing infrastructure and other capital projects under the appropriation to complete work and process eligible expenditure within the extended implementation period.
The amendment does not, from the information released by the Presidency, constitute the announcement of additional expenditure. Rather, it extends the period within which existing appropriations under the 2025 budget can be implemented.
Tinubu commended the leadership and members of the Senate and House of Representatives for what he described as their prompt consideration of the amendment bill.
The President said the speedy legislative action reflected continued cooperation between the Executive and Legislature in addressing government priorities and ensuring continuity in the implementation of public programmes.
With the President’s assent, implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act will now run until December 31, 2026.
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