Revealed: The Amount Nigeria Plans to Borrow to Plug Budget Deficit






In an article written by Adeosun titled, “Nigeria’s Economy: The Road to Recovery”, which was circulated by the ministry of finance on Thursday, January 21. the minister said,
“Our total borrowing expectations are now at 1.8 trillion naira ($9.1 billion).We hope to raise approximately $4.5 – 5 billion from multiple external sources. This includes multilateral agencies, export credit agencies and we are also planning to tap the Eurobond market,” she wrote.
The minister noted that said the government was optimistic that it would “receive the desired support” after cutting government costs and improving revenue collection.
Last month President Muhammadu Buhari presented a 6.08 trillion budget, which includes a tripling of capital expenditure to improve rail, road and power networks. -(Source)

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