26/08/2025
Federal Government to Submit 2026 Budget to National Assembly by September
The Federal Government has announced plans to submit the 2026 national budget to the National Assembly by September 2025, as contained in the 2026 Personnel Cost Budget Call Circular issued by the Budget Office of the Federation.
The government aims to submit the 2026 budget to the National Assembly by September 2025, in accordance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007.
The Budget Office has directed ministries, departments, and agencies to carefully study the guidelines and ensure strict compliance with all instructions provided.
The government has introduced new payroll measures, including the mainstreaming of a one per cent Employee’s Compensation Scheme contribution for the National Social Insurance Trust Fund.
MDAs are required to validate their payrolls against records generated by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System.
MDAs are not allowed to budget for anticipatory upgrades, and only promotions that have been duly approved and implemented will be reflected in the 2026 personnel budget.
The circular bars the inclusion of consultants, contract staff, youth corps members, industrial attachés, and outsourced workers in personnel rolls.
Allowances due to corps members will be centrally provided for in the National Youth Service Corps budget.
The Budget Office will deploy a centralised Personnel Cost Monitoring Dashboard linked to IPPIS and GIFMIS to enable real-time tracking of actual spending against approved provisions.
Salary arrears requests will be processed within 30 working days under a Service Level Agreement managed by a Standing Committee chaired by the Director-General.
MDAs are required to submit both hard and soft copies of their personnel budget proposals and additional information templates no later than July 15, 2025.
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