Nigerian National Assembly Joint Sitting 19 December 2025 Budget
On Friday, 19th December 2025, the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives held a Joint Sitting — the first of the Third Session of the 10th National Assembly — to receive a formal address from President Bola Tinubu on the 2026 Budget Estimates. This is a constitutionally significant event where the President presents the government's proposed spending plan for the coming year directly to the full legislature. The occasion marks the official starting point for Nigeria's annual budget process.
On Friday, 19th December 2025, the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives sat together in a Joint Session — designated Joint Sitting No. 1 of the Third Session of the 10th National Assembly — at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The sole item of business listed on the Order Paper for this sitting was the receipt of a formal address by President Bola Tinubu, who serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the 2026 Budget Estimates.
This type of joint address is a standard constitutional procedure through which the President formally presents the federal government's proposed budget to the National Assembly. It signals the beginning of the legislative budget review process, after which both chambers will scrutinise, debate, and eventually pass the Appropriations Bill into law.
No bills, motions, committee reports, or petitions were listed on the Order Paper for this particular sitting. The entire session was dedicated to receiving the President's budget presentation. The Order Paper was published by the National Assembly Printing Press.
