{
  "id": 9824679,
  "title": "Adamawa approves N169bn supplementary budget for 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/adamawa-approves-n169bn-supplementary-budget-for-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T18:59:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/adamawa-approves-n169bn-supplementary-budget-for-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government of Adamawa state has approved a supplementary budget of N169.1 billion for the fiscal year 2026. This was decided during a meeting of the State Executive Council on Thursday. Prior to this, the state Assembly had passed a total budget of N583.3 billion for 2026 in December 2025. This supplementary budget has increased the total budget to N752.4 billion for that year.\n\nThe approval took place at the 16th meeting of the State Executive Council, which was presided over by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. The funds from the supplementary budget have been allocated to various ministries, departments and agencies according to the needs of the state.\n\nSpeaking to the media after the meeting, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Barrister Leader Leneke, confirmed that the supplementary budget has been distributed across different sectors. These sectors include roads, drainage, healthcare, electricity, education and other areas.",
  "summary": "By Umar Dankano Yola The Adamawa state government has approved a supplementary budget of N169.1 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. The State Executive Council approved the supplementary budget at its weekly meeting on Thursday. Daily Trust reports that the state Assembly initially passed a total of N583.3 billion for the 2026 budget into law […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Adamawa approves N169bn supplementary budget for 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/adamawa-approves-n169bn-supplementary-budget-for-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:55:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}