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Nigerian Senate Passes N13.5trn 2021 BUDGET

The  Nigerian Senate has passed the 2021 budget totalling N13.5trn. The fiscal document is predicated on oil benchmark $40 per barrel, N3.324trn for debt servicing, N4.1trn for capital expenditure, N5.6 trillion for recurrent while N496 bn was earmarked for statutory transfer. The budget has an increment of N505bn. Recall that President Buhari presented a N13.082trn budget to National Assembly […]

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PRESIDENT BUHARI’S $5.513 billion EXTERNAL LOAN REQUEST APPROVED.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s $5.513 billion external loan request to finance the revised 2020 budget, has been approved by the senate.  Though the senate stood down a component of loan which the federal government said will help in execution of its priority projects and for projects to support State Governments in stimulating their economy which has been adversely […]