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President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 budget next week.

The president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina confirmed this on Wednesday.

Adesina while speaking to State House correspondents, at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) said; “The budget will be signed next week. We will give you the specific date when it is confirmed.”

The National Assembly had on May 16 passed the budget, over seven months after the president submitted the proposals to the lawmaker.

President Buhari presented a proposed budget of eight trillion, six hundred and twelve billion, two hundred and thirty-six million, nine hundred and fifty-three thousand, two hundred and fourteen Naira (N8,612, 236,953,214) to the lawmakers.

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