The Joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriations has given the standing committees in both chambers a 48-hour ultimatum to submit their reports on the 2024 budget.

The chairman of the joint committee, Senator Solomon Adeola, issued the order, saying it became necessary to enable the National Assembly pass the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget before the end of this month.

The standing committees had begun submitting their reports yesterday to the joint committee.

The Committee on Tourism, chaired by Senator Ireti Kingibe, and the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), headed by Senator Victor Umeh, were among the first to submit their reports.

In his remarks at the session, Adeola urged all the standing committees to keep to the deadline.

The joint committee chairman said this would enable the National Assembly to meet the January-December budget cycle.