The Federal Government is preparing the 2027 budget with the intention of presenting it before the end of the year, the Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, said on Wednesday.
Uzoka-Anite said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Yes, we are working on the budget for 2027, and the intention is to present it before the end of the year”, she said.
The minister also announced the council’s approval of the revised National Policy on Food and Nutrition in Nigeria 2026 and the National Nutrition Bill 2026, aimed at strengthening coordination, financing and accountability for nutrition programmes nationwide.
She said the executive proposal would be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration.
“The National Nutrition Bill 2026 is an executive bill and will now be sent to the National Assembly for review and concurrence”, Uzoka-Anite said.
According to her, the Office of the Vice President, the ministries responsible for budget and economic planning, agriculture, livestock, education and health, the private sector, the National Assembly and development partners collaborated to develop the two documents.
