The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the budget defence report for the N54.2 trillion 2025 budget will be presented to the Senate in plenary.

He confirmed that members of the Committee on Appropriations will present the report either Wednesday or Thursday this week.

Mr Akpabio spoke on Tuesday during plenary, following a debate on a bill to establish a Federal University of Agriculture in Abak, Akwa Ibom State.

He emphasised the urgency of concluding the debate on the 2025 budget.

“You will observe that some of our colleagues are not in the chamber because of the required final touches on the 2025 Appropriation Bill report, which will be laid before us tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday this week.

“We need to close early to allow for collective efforts in that direction for final consideration and passage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill,” he stated.