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The 2025 budget ed by the national assembly has a new expenditure component: N400 billion for light rail projects.

An analysis by TheCable shows that the sum was allocated to “light rail projects” in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna and Kano states.

It is unclear how the expenditure item entered the budget as it was not in the N49.74 trillion appropriation bill President Bola Tinubu initially presented to a t session of the senate and house of representatives on December 18, 2024.

On February 5, he sought an upward adjustment of N4.53 trillion, raising the proposal to N54.27 trillion.

By the time lawmakers approved the budget, they added another N719.5 billion, pushing the total to N54.99 trillion.

One notable addition to the national assembly’s version is N400 billion allocation to the new light rail projects in four states.

Light rail is a transit system designed for shorter, more frequent trips within a city or state, carrying a lighter enger load compared to heavier rail systems like commuter or intercity trains.

Given the nature of light rail systems, their financing and construction are typically the responsibility of state governments.


However, in the final approved budget, lawmakers allocated N150 billion for Kano, N100 billion each for Ogun and Kaduna, and N50 billion for Lagos to fund the rail projects.

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It is not clear if it is a loan or a grant, but this is different from the the plan to transfer N146.14 billion to Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) as counterpart funding for the Lagos Green Line Metro Rail Phase 1 contained in the initial budget.

This brings the provision for rail projects in Lagos state alone to N196.14 billion in the 2025 budget.

It is unclear if the federal government will still extend the funding to other states.

There are complaints of bias and marginalisation, and the latest allocation appears to favour two states in the north-west (Kano, Kaduna) and two in the south-west (Lagos, Ogun).

https://www.thecable.ng/nassembly-inserts-n400bn-light-rail-projects-for-four-states-in-2025-budget/

What Cable does not understand is the fact that the National Assembly has the powers to review the budget and debate it and then it into law. Every budget is a bill pending its age. Also, the NASS increased recurrent expenditure which reduces capital expenditure of the 2025 budget. That being said, Mr President is spreading projects across the regions, nobody should be jealous of another.
God bless Nigeria.



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After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

North West - South West.

Light rail is a transit system designed for shorter, more frequent trips within a city or state, carrying a lighter enger load compared to heavier rail systems like commuter or intercity trains.


Interesting.

DAPO ma da owo ilu mo Ti e oo

ma DA OLA PO oo

Make Una pity the east nau. Give them meaningful projects too.

Great job

Depriest2020:
North West - South West.

Na owners of Nigeria be that for now.

He get one time whey south east and south south be dey lounge too. During Jonathan time.

Tinubu is embarking on landmark projects.

tunjijones:
Make Una pity the east nau. Give them meaningful projects too.

Why not build from Lagos to Edo, Delta, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Rivers, bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River that the economic rooms

Wealthoptulent:
DAPO ma da owo ilu mo Ti e oo

ma DA OLA PO oo

O YE IYABO


Ola Da po

tunjijones:


Na owners of Nigeria be that for now.

He get one time whey south east and south south be dey lounge too. During Jonathan time.

Please tell me what Jonathan did for South-south and South-east?

East-West road is being worked on.
PH Refinery working with others being overhauled
Numerous projects and rails everywhere

Naija is now a construction site.

All these in less than 2 years.

Jagaban is making Nigeria Great Again

Our Niger Delta people where una dey for this government?

I never see any tangible project yet in the region Ooooh my our oyel people

Okay

The igbos should do over ground light rail, but focus on underground rail systems.

Depriest2020:

Please tell me what Jonathan did for South-south and South-east?

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He was too timid to help them....

Depriest2020:
North West - South West.

Next time, vote wisely.

Seadogfellow:



Our Niger Delta people where una dey for this government?

I never see any tangible project yet in the region yet Ooooh my our oyel people

Really.. there's no projects for SS region?, Are you living under a rock?, Mr Retard.

Trust me, the last person you want to see again in the presidential, senate and house of reps leadership seats is an Agbadorian. Bulaba was the first and last. We know now who these people really are

I Obj. Yaradua , Jonathan vision 2020.

Somebody came along d line to sabotage it in 2015 to poverty 2020. He later hand over to disaster 2024

No single state from the south east and south south

9ja

zero8zero:

Really.. there's no projects for SS region?, Are you living under a rock?, Mr Retard.

Can you point me to one?

Seadogfellow:


Can you point me to one?

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