{"id":352011,"date":"2025-01-11T06:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=352011"},"modified":"2025-01-11T06:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:17:54","slug":"inec-rejects-n40bn-allocation-in-2025-budget-proposes-n126bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/11\/inec-rejects-n40bn-allocation-in-2025-budget-proposes-n126bn\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Rejects N40bn Allocation in 2025 Budget, Proposes N126bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc pl-8\">\n<li><strong>INEC has rejected the N40 billion budget allocation for 2025, proposing instead a significantly higher amount of N126 billion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu emphasized that the current allocation will not cover essential operational costs, including upcoming elections and personnel expenses<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The 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