President Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration will show no mercy to terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and their sponsors.
He also declared a renewed offensive against violent crime as part of a sweeping reset of the country’s security architecture.
Tinubu made the pledge while presenting the N58.18tn 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday.
Hours earlier, the Federal Executive Council approved the budget framework at an emergency meeting presided over for the first time by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The proposed budget is titled, ‘Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity’.
The President earmarked N5.41tn for Defence and Security, the single largest allocation in the proposed budget.
This marks the third consecutive year that defence and security spending has taken priority since the administration began presenting national budgets in November 2023.
