The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, to March 5.
In a statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, the assembly said this is to allow its committees to conclude ongoing budget defence sessions.
The statement read, “This is to inform Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly that the resumption of plenary session earlier scheduled for Tuesday, 24th February 2026 has been postponed.
“This postponement is to enable Committees of the Assembly to conclude ongoing budget defence sessions. Plenary will now reconvene in both chambers on Thursday, 5th March 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
“Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members are kindly requested to take note of the new resumption date and time. The Leadership regrets any inconvenience the postponement may have caused.”
The last plenary session was held on Tuesday, February 17. That sitting was convened as a special session for what the leadership described as “crucial deliberations.”
The House of Representatives also held its seventh sitting of the 24th session on February 12, 2026, as part of its legislative calendar.
The latest postponement means lawmakers will continue committee-level engagements, particularly budget defence sessions, until plenary resumes on March 5.
The development comes amid heightened scrutiny of the Federal Government’s fiscal projections.
On Thursday, the Senate questioned members of the government’s economic team over what it described as poor implementation of the 2025 budget and raised concerns about the feasibility of the proposed ₦58.7 trillion 2026 budget, indicating it may review the estimate.
During a budget defence session, lawmakers cited complaints of unpaid contractors, inadequate capital releases, concerns over a centralised payment system and rising public debt.
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, faced questions from senators, while the Chairman of the National Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, acknowledged that previous budgets were based on unrealistic assumptions and called for more credible revenue projections.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Adeola Olamilekan, also queried whether the executive had sufficient confidence in delivering the 2026 proposal.
In response, the Finance Ministry said Ministries, Departments and Agencies had been directed to submit cash plans for outstanding obligations and assured lawmakers that payments under the 2025 budget would commence immediately or within days.
The committee subsequently moved into a closed-door session.
