The Senate on Wednesday postponed the passage of the 2021 budget till Monday 21 December, 2020.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan made this known at plenary session on Wednesday.
Lawan explained that the development followed new items of expenditure transmitted to the National Assembly by the Executive.
He said that the Committee on Finance will work through the weekend to capture the fresh requests from the executive in their 2021 Appropriation Bill report.
The Senate President said that the Senate would hold a special session on Monday 21 December, 2020, to consider and pass the 2021 budget