Works and Housing topped the list of federal ministries with the highest allocations in the 2020 fiscal year budget proposal of N10.729 trillion, presented on Tuesday to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval by Nigeria’s President, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the document, some of the ministries witnessed major changes when compared to the 2019 Budget proposal submitted by Buhari
Below is the budget breakdown:
Works & Housing – N262bn
Transportation – N123bn
UBEC – N112bn
Defence – N100bn
Agriculture – N83bn
Water – N82bn
Niger Delta – N81bn
Education – N48bn
Health – N46bn
NEDC – N38bn
SIP – N30bn
FCT – N28bn
(NAN)
