Wetin dey happen, Naija people? News don drop say National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) don receive big boost for 2026 budget. Dem don allocate ₦25 billion for dem, from just ₦7.43 billion wey dem get last year. Na real upgrade be dis o!
For 2025, all di money wey NALDA get na to secure land, clear am, and buy farming tools to make sure food plenty for Naija. But this 2026 budget na different ball game. E get everything wey go help dem run better, including money for salaries and other costs.
Make we break am down small. Di recurrent expenditure, wey dey include personnel cost, don reach ₦1.04 billion. Dis one cover salary wey dey around ₦198.97 million, plus allowance of ₦75.78 million. Wetin dem dey use all dis money dey do? Na for NHIS, pension, and welfare for di workers, dem need to chop well too, abi?
Overhead costs still dey for budget, wey include travel, utilities, maintenance, training, and many more. Na ₦70 million for training alone, wey split into local and international training. Na people go travel abroad to sharpen dem skills…we go dey pray say dem no go get jet lag.
Di capital side no carry last at all. E dey show say dem wan run many projects. Dem don set ₦23.97 billion aside for tangible things like agricultural equipment, building office, and even maintaining roads. E good make we sabi say NALDA dey plan for all-around development.
For dat ₦23.97 billion, dem don allocate ₦2.3 billion for fixed assets. E dey include everything wey dem need for office work plus heavy farming machines. You fit imagine how farms go dey run once dem start to use all dis equipment? Food go dey ground like say tomorrow no go reach!
Largest allocation wey dem give na ₦19.03 billion for various capital projects. E no be beans, as some go dey use dis money for research and development, wey go make sure say food production dey enter high gear.
Dis new budget wey jump from ₦7.43 billion to ₦25 billion, na clear sign say dem dey shift from just land acquisition to serious investment for research, infrastructure and mechanization. Na every farmer wey dey hustle for farm go benefit from dis one, so make we dey hope say food go plenty!
Abeg, I dey watch how all dis money go shape agricultural industry for Naija and how e go better everybody well-well. Make we dey follow de matter as e dey unfold!
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