{"id":21854,"date":"2025-01-09T15:36:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=21854"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:39:31","slug":"lagos-state-governor-signs-%e2%82%a63-37-trillion-budget-for-2025-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=21854","title":{"rendered":"Lagos State Governor Signs \u20a63.37 Trillion Budget for 2025 into Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lagosstate.gov.ng\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lagos State<\/a> Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill into law, unveiling a historic \u20a63.37 trillion budget tagged the \u201cBudget of Sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The budget, which prioritizes capital expenditure, is poised to drive economic growth and enhance the quality of life for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking at the signing ceremony, Governor Sanwo-Olu described the budget as a strategic framework for consolidating past achievements and laying the foundation for a sustainable future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Of the total budget, \u20a61.30 trillion has been allocated to recurrent expenditure, ensuring the smooth operation of government activities and supporting critical sectors such as education, healthcare, and security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The governor highlighted the state\u2019s focus on infrastructure, innovation, and sustainable development, with significant investment channeled toward transformative projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThis budget is more than just numbers; it reflects our unwavering commitment to building a Lagos that works for everyone,\u201d Sanwo-Olu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Key allocations in the budget include infrastructure development, housing, youth empowerment, and social interventions, all aligned with the administration\u2019s vision for a \u201cGreater Lagos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed gratitude to the Lagos State House of Assembly for its collaboration and the residents of Lagos for their trust. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c2025 is a year of bold actions and sustainable progress,\u201d he said, pledging to ensure the budget\u2019s effective implementation for long-term impact.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill into law, unveiling a historic \u20a63.37 trillion budget tagged the \u201cBudget of Sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1652,162,9997,763],"class_list":["post-21854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-babajide-sanwo-olu","tag-budget","tag-lagos-state-governor","tag-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21854"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21857,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21854\/revisions\/21857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}