WHENEVER federal budget is presented in the National Assembly for a new financial year, parliamentarians as well as media people are handed over a big bundle containing a number of big and small documents containing different aspects of federal budget in figures, data and texts. These budget documents are published by Federal Finance Ministry and Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives.

Annual Plan 2026-27 which is being dilated upon in this little piece is one of those budget documents which were made public when Federal Budget for financial year 2026-27 was presented, debated and passed by Parliament in June 2026. Annual Plan is one of those budget documents which are normally not reported and discussed in print and electronic media somehow despite its containing a lot of information regarding what incumbent federal government planned to do in different sectors and fields for public welfare and development during the new financial year. The Annual Plan makes quite interesting reading full of information and reflecting the plans and initiatives of federal government during the recently commenced financial year.

The federal government has as such continued its 5Es framework in the Annual Plan 2026-27 with emphasis not only on public investment for improving the macroeconomic but also on social sector uplift through better access to health and education, as well as improved water storage across the country. The Es referred above are Exports,........

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