Senate passes N819.5bn supplementary budget as debt soars

The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s request for an N819.54 billion supplementary budget meant to fix the infrastructure destroyed by floods across the country. Buhari had, through an executive communication last week, sought the approval of the National Assembly for an N819.54bn supplementary budget. The request,