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you are currently viewing::Nigeria: 2025 Budget Prioritises Investment in Critical Sectors, Economic Devt-GovtMarch 4, 2025--March 4, 2025--The Federal government says the 2025 budget, recently signed into law by President Tinubu, is a strategic roadmap for economic resilience, social stability, and national progress. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who stated this at the 2025 Third Edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing Session held on Tuesday at the National Press Centre, Abuja, said this year's budget places a renewed focus on investment in critical sectors that directly impact the well-being and socio-economic development of the country. "The 2025 budget is not just a financial document; it is a bold statement of intent--a roadmap for economic resilience, social stability, and national progress. The budget has demonstrated a renewed focus on security, infrastructure, education, health, solid minerals, agriculture, and other key areas that have a direct impact on the well-being and socio-economic development of the country. Source: allafrica.com |
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