Ongoing capital projects across federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) will have until December 31, 2026 to be completed, after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Appropriation (Amendment) (No.4) Bill, 2025, into law.
The law extends the implementation period of the 2025 budget from September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The President’s assent followed the swift passage of the amendment by both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the extension gives MDAs more time to finish ongoing capital projects. It ensures that funds already appropriated are fully put to work for Nigerians, without disrupting critical programmes.
President Tinubu commended the leadership and members of the National Assembly for their prompt consideration of the bill. The statement described this as a further sign of the cooperation between the Executive and the Legislature in the service of the nation.
Nigeria’s budget cycle has in recent years run beyond the calendar year, with capital components of a budget often extended so that projects that could not be completed on time are not abandoned.
Such extensions are made through amendments to the Appropriation Act, which must be passed by the National Assembly and signed by the President.
The latest amendment is the fourth to the 2025 Appropriation Act, which was enacted to fund government spending for that fiscal year.
