Na wah o! President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don dey gist for emergency meeting wey dey happen for Federal Executive Council (FEC) inside State House for Abuja. As we dey talk now, dem dey prepare to roll out 2026 Appropriation Bill wey go follow go joint session of National Assembly. Na wetin we no go miss!

This meeting no just come by mistake o! E happen sharp-sharp after President Tinubu don carry matter go National Assembly to let dem sabi say him go present budget estimates by 2:00 p.m. today, na Friday, December 19, 2025. Vice President Kashim Shettima dey on ground, as he quickly talk say dis meeting go give final approval to wey dem plan for budget before e carry am go lawmakers.

Kashim no hold mouth; he talk say dem need to “put the stamp of approval” on top the budget estimates. E no go make sense if dem no finalize am before dem present am, abi?

Dis emergency session no be the first time dem dey gather like dis. Just few weeks ago, for December 3, dem don gather to check and approve some key matters regarding 2026-2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper. Dem even clear say oil price benchmark na $64.85 per barrel. We go dey use ₦1,512 to one US dollar for the budget this year. Na serious planning, no be play!

As e be now, di Federal Government dey expect gross revenue of ₦50.74 trillion for 2026, with dem allocating ₦22.60 trillion for Federal level, ₦16.30 trillion for states, and ₦11.85 trillion for local governments. Na big money wey dem dey manage so!

After di meeting, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, come disclose say dem don agree on crude oil production benchmark wey go be 2.06 million barrels per day. But dem go plan budget wit a more careful figure of 1.8 million barrels per day. Nobody wan carry themselves go hot water, no be so?

Di meeting dey hot like jollof rice! Present for the meeting be Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to di Government of di Federation, Senator George Akume, and other big wigs like Chief of Staff to di President, Femi Gbajabiamila, National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, among many others.

For National Assembly, di security don turn ogbodo! Heavy deployment of armed police don dey everywhere as dem prepare for di president to address di joint sitting of di Senate and House of Representatives. Dem don tighten access to di complex, only accredited people fit enter without wahala.

As we dey look am, di plan for dis year 2026 budget na ₦54.46 trillion. Na serious work and serious cash we dey talk about! Tinubu ready to lay am down at about 2 PM. Na correct time we dey wait for. We go follow di matter well well!