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The House of Representatives has approved the sum of N1.485 trillion as the Rivers State budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
The Bill for an Act to Authorise the issue from the Rivers State Government Statutory Revenue Fund of the Rivers State Account, the total sum of N1.485 trillion, for the year ending 31 December 2025 was read for the third time and passed on Tuesday, following the consideration of the report of the Ad–hoc Committee on Rivers State, which reviewed the appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly.
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According to the breakdown of the report presented by Julius Ihonvbere, chairman of the committee, N256 billion is allocated for personnel costs, N162.5 billion is for overhead costs, while the sum of N1.06 trillion is earmarked for capital expenditure.
The House approved the budget during plenary in the Committee of Supply, and it was formally laid before the chamber on 22 July 2025.
