‘Weak Revenue Mobilisation Hindering Debt Servicing’     Despite concerns about Nigeria’s rising debt profile, the Convener of Borrow Right Africa, Taiwo Akerele has stated that the key issue with the country is revenue mobilisation, which is affecting the capacity to service debts. He argued that Nigeria’s debt...

FG Spent 72% Of Revenue On Debt Servicing       The Federal Government made a total of N3.25tn in 2020, according to a review of the budget performance of the 2020 Appropriation Act. The review also showed that the Federal Government spent a total of N2.34tn on debt...

Nigeria: It’s Time to Stop the Borrowing Binge, by Kingsley Moghalu     The rate at which Nigeria’s public debt has increased in the last six years is unprecedented, alarming, and unsustainable. From $10.31 billion at the end of June 2015, the total external debt increased to...

Nigeria’s Debt To Grow To N48trn By 2024       If everything goes as planned, Nigeria’s total debt will grow to N48 trillion by 2024. This is going by the government’s planned borrowings from 2022 to 2024. According to data from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning,...

In Six Years, Buhari Regime Has Borrowed $2.02bn From China       The Buhari’s administration has borrowed $2.02bn as loans from China from 2015, data obtained from the Debt Management Office on Monday showed. According to the statistics obtained from the DMO, Nigeria’s total debt from China as...

N5trn Debt: AMCON Plans To Change Recovery Strategy       The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has said that its Asset Management Partners scheme has resolved to change its recovery strategy. It said in a statement on Sunday titled ‘AMCON AMPs may change recovery strategy’ that it planned...