The House of Representatives has passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates from the proposed N10.33tn to N10.6tn.

The passage followed the consideration and unanimous adoption of the report by the House Committee on Appropriations on the bill.

The bill was also considered and passed for third reading at the plenary on Thursday.

The committee had laid the report on Wednesday.

The House asked that the national budget run from January 1, 2020, bringing Nigeria back to a January-December budget cycle.

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