President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received details of the 2016 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly.

On Wednesday, the chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin respectively, submitted the budget details to the clerk of the National Assembly for onward transmission to the president. The document was jointly delivered to the Presidential Villa by the Senior Special Assistants to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang and Kawu Sumaila, at about 12:05pm on Thursday. The document was received by the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who signed on behalf of the President in his office. The minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, was also present to receive the document. After signing, they proceeded to present the document to the president and later returned it to the office of the Chief of Staff, where he is expected to transmit it to the relevant ministries for review.