The Federal Government has moved to end the practice of carrying electricity subsidy costs alone, announcing a framework that will spread the burden across federal, state, and local governments from 2026. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, during a training and sensitisation workshop for ministries, departments, and agencies on the 2026 post-budget preparation process using the ‘Government Integrated Financial Management Information System Budget Preparation Sub-System’. Yakubu said President Bola Tinubu had directed that electricity subsidy costs be made explicit, tracked,…
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