House of Reps shifts 2025 capital budget deadline to December 2026
The House of Representatives has again pushed back the deadline for executing the capital segment of the 2025 Appropriation Act, moving it from 30 September to 31 December 2026.
The decision was taken on Tuesday at plenary after lawmakers considered a bill introduced by the House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere.
The proposed law sought to amend the Appropriation (Repeal and Enactment) Act 2025 so that the capital aspect of the Act would run until 31 December 2026 instead of 30 September 2026. It scaled first and second readings before the House moved to examine its details.
Ihonvbere told the chamber that the capital portion of the 2025 budget had not been fully carried out because of economic difficulties.
After his presentation, the House converted into the Committee of Supply, where the bill was scrutinised clause by clause. The committee later reported back to plenary, and the bill was read a third time and passed.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the session, announced the passage after members backed it overwhelmingly through a voice vote.
This marks the fourth time the National Assembly has extended the implementation window for the capital component of the 2025 budget.
The first extension came in December 2025, when the legislature gave ministries, departments and agencies more time to wrap up ongoing projects.
When that window closed, lawmakers in March 2026 approved another extension that pushed the deadline to 30 June.
In June, the House granted a further three-month extension, moving the deadline from 30 June to 30 September 2026.
The latest approval gives the federal government an additional three months to keep funding and executing capital projects listed in the 2025 budget.
These repeated extensions reflect the difficulties of implementing capital expenditure within the original budget cycle.
After wrapping up work on the bill, the House, which had resumed plenary on Tuesday following a two-month break, adjourned until 13 October.
The lower chamber had begun its recess on 23 July. No reason was given for the adjournment, though it may be connected to Nigeria's Independence Day commemoration on 1 October.
The country will mark its 66th Independence anniversary on 1 October 2026.
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