Nigeria sets December 11 deadline for embassy funding plan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
The Nigerian government has set December 11, 2026 as the deadline for a presidential working group to propose a funding plan for the country’s embassies and high commissions. The chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mohammed Bello Shehu, said in Abuja that the review must produce a transparent, predictable and sustainable framework, according to Leadership.
Nigeria has set December 11, 2026 as the deadline for drawing up a plan to address funding shortfalls at its embassies and high commissions. The chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu, announced the deadline on Tuesday in Abuja at the first meeting of the presidential technical working group tasked with reviewing the funding of diplomatic missions.
The group must submit its report by that date, along with an action programme for its implementation. Mohammed Bello Shehu called for a transparent, predictable, affordable and sustainable funding framework, taking into account the state of public finances.
The review will not focus solely on the level of allocations. The group must also examine the speed and predictability of disbursements, budget preparation and execution, measures relating to foreign exchange, expenditure management and the prioritisation of diplomatic commitments. It must also compare mechanisms used by other countries while respecting Nigeria’s constitutional, legal and institutional framework.
