Reps extend 2025 capital budget deadline to December 31, 2026
The House of Representatives has approved a further extension for implementing the capital component of Nigeria’s 2025 budget. Ministries, departments and agencies will now have until December 31, 2026, to execute the allocations after President Bola Tinubu requested more time for ongoing infrastructure projects.
The House of Representatives has extended the deadline for implementing the capital component of Nigeria’s 2025 Appropriation Act to December 31, 2026. The extension followed a request from President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for additional time for ministries, departments and agencies to complete infrastructure projects and other capital expenditure covered by the 2025 budget. Lawmakers approved the amendment bill through accelerated readings during plenary.
They said the decision was intended to prevent ongoing capital projects from being abandoned because of funding bottlenecks. The latest extension moves the deadline from September 30, 2026, to the end of the calendar year. Federal agencies will therefore have until December 31 to disburse and execute capital allocations under the 2025 budget framework.
The 2025 capital implementation period has been extended several times. It was first moved from December 31, 2025, to March 31, 2026, before further extensions to June 30 and then September 30. The approval applies to the capital aspect of the budget, according to the supplied report.
It does not provide details of individual projects, the amount yet to be spent or the government’s timetable for completing them. The House’s action followed the executive request and represents the latest legislative adjustment to the timetable for implementing the 2025 capital programme.
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