Tag: #Benue2026Budget

Gov Hyacinth Alia rolled out a hefty N605.5 billion “Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth” blueprint Monday to Benue Assembly—a 10% jump from 2025—laser-focusing on flipping underfunded farm belts into economic powerhouses with N342.42bn capital (56.6%) fueling roads, agro-boosts and jobs, while N281.09bn recurrent (46.4%) locks in minimum wage, salaries and welfare amid herder-farmer…