Budget: Senate urges NCDC to prioritise investment in agriculture
Naija News • 2h ago
The Senate has urged the management of the North-Central Development Commission to prioritise investment in agriculture and security in its 2026 budget.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on NCDC, Sen. Titus Zam, made the call on Monday when the management of the commission appeared before the committee to defend its 2026 budget estimates.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that at the commencement of the budget defence, the committee went into a closed session to consider the commission’s budget.
Zam, after the closed session, said the committee had considered all the items in the estimates and found them relevant and useful for the North-Central region.
“As a committee overseeing this commission, we have requested them to prioritise their expenditures in line with their mandate so ...