Reps pass N1.48tr Rivers 2025 budget, redirect controversial items

The House of Representatives, yesterday, passed the N1.48 trillion appropriation bill for Rivers State for the 2025 fiscal year. The lawmakers, however, slashed N35 billion from allocation earmarked for CCTV installations, gunboat purchase and surveillance contracts.

by Ann Godwin, Obinna Nwaoku (Port Harcourt), Sodiq Omolaoye (Abuja)