The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) have secured Senate approval for their 2025 budgets.
During Tuesday’s plenary session, Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications and Senator representing Zamfara North, presented the committee’s report.
According to the report, the NCC is set to receive N272.4 billion, while the USPF has been allocated N15 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. The Senate subsequently adopted the committee’s recommendations.
Mohammed Monguno, Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Borno North, praised the budget allocations, particularly the distribution of funds within the USPF budget.
Monguno said: “I am very much elated with the fact that out of the N15 billion budget, more than 10 billion is dedicated to capital projects”
“So, it’s only the remaining about N4 billion that is meant for recurrent expenditure.
“This one is very beautiful, and I urge other agencies to copy the same so that more money can be deployed to capital projects that will have a direct impact on the vast majority of people.”
The matter was passed unanimously when put to vote by Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, who presided over the plenary session.
“I commend the chairman and members of the committee on communications for a job well done,” Barau said.
“They have done the job in a record time, and the report is well articulated and straight to the point.”
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