Lagos to Borrow N350bn to Fund 2023 Budget Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday revealed that the state will borrow N350 billion to fund the 2023 budget. The governor had presented a budget of N1.69 trillion to the State House of Assembly for approval for...

Reps, Senators Face Probe Over Illegal Budget Passage   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has confirmed the allegation by President Muhammadu Buhari  that some committees of the National Assembly are passing budgets for ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government illegally. It was...

FG Raised N2.44trn Via Bonds To Bridge Budget Deficit In 9 Months     The Federal Government in nine months of 2022 raised a sum of N2.44 trillion through the FGN bond market to finance N6.26trillion 2022 budget deficit, the Debt Management Office (DMO) FGN Bond auction...

2023 Budget: Reps Commence Second Reading, Debate Estimates   The House of Representatives will on Wednesday (today) commence the second reading of the 2023 Appropriation Bill, with members expected to debate the general principles of the Federal Government for the next fiscal year. Deputy Speaker of the...

N20.51trn 2023 Budget: Rising Deficit, Declining Revenue Raise Concerns   The success of the N20.51 trillion 2023 budget depends on extensive fiscal and monetary measures to address the wide gap between Nigeria’s declining revenue and productivity levels and its ballooning expenditures. Economic and financial experts yesterday took...

Senate Rejects Committee move to Reduce N3.6trllion Subsidy in Budget The Senate has voted against its finance committee proposal to reduce the N3.6trllion subsidy to N1.7tn in the 2023 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari had in the 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy...