- Nigerian Senate passes N8.91 trillion ($29 billion) for 2019 budget
- The figure is N86 billion higher than the N8.83 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari submitted last December.
- President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a private visit to the United Kingdom will need to sign the budget for it to become law.
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed N8.91 trillion ($29 billion) for 2019 budget, N86 billion higher than the N8.83 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari submittedlast December.