The 10th Senate, under the leadership of Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, advanced the ₦49.7 trillion 2025 Budget to its second reading. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the budget received approval during plenary after extensive deliberations. The budget, presented the previous day by President Bola Tinubu, was subsequently referred to the Committee on Appropriations, chaired by … Read more
In the first nine months of 2024, 29 Nigerian state governors collectively spent N1.994tn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, allowances, travel, and utilities, while facing significant revenue shortfalls, according to findings. The states secured loans totaling N533.29bn and allocated N658.93bn to debt servicing but failed to meet their internally generated revenue (IGR) targets. They generated … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a request to the National Assembly for approval of a fresh external borrowing plan amounting to ₦1.767 trillion. The loan is intended to partially bridge the ₦9.7 trillion budget deficit in the 2024 appropriation act. The Speaker of the House of Representatives read the president’s request during Tuesday’s plenary. If … Read more
Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) rose to $17.1 billion as of September 30, 2024. According to the World Bank’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 2024, this marks a $600 million increase from the $16.5 billion recorded in June 2024. With this figure, Nigeria remains the third-largest debtor … Read more
DMO stated that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government serviced its debt with World Bank and Exim Bank of China with $1.79 billion. President Muhammadu Buhari paid no less than $1.79 billion to World Bank and the Exim Bank of China within a period of five years. According to an analysis of data on actual external debt … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says rising debt makes him worried about the future generations who would have to pay such loans. Ekohotblog understands Olusegun Obasanjo stated this during his speech at “The Nigerian Story, Why I am Alive Campaign”, which held on Friday in Lagos. Obasanjo said as of 2015, Nigeria’s total external debt was … Read more