DELTA UNVEILS N1.7 TRILLION 2026 BUDGET, PRIORITISES CAPITAL DEVT, SOCIAL PROTECTION

The Delta State Government has unveiled details of its 2026 Appropriation Law, with a total budget size of about N1.7 trillion, committing over 70 per cent to capital expenditure in a renewed push to deepen infrastructure development and social investment across the state. Briefing journalists in Asaba, the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr. Sunny Ekedayen, said the 2026 budget, recently passed by the Delta State House of Assembly and assented to by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, represents a major leap from the 2025 budget of N979 billion. Ekedayen explained that the…

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