Nigeria Reaching Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Says El-Rufai       Nigeria is almost reaching its maximum capacity to borrow and must be proactive in ramping up tax revenue collection, the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Thursday. El-Rufai lamented the low rate of tax collection in the country...

Nigeria Will Borrow N6trn In 2021 – Ahmed       The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said Nigeria’s total public debt will hit N38tn by December 2021. Ahmed said this on Tuesday in her presentation to the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign...

N392bn Projects Debt: Senate Asks FG To Consider Pension Fund         The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, told the Senate that the Federal Government owe construction firms handling 711 road projects across the country N392bn. The debt, according to the minister, was higher...

2021 Budget: Increasing IGR To Stave Off Debt Accumulation         Two things that stood out in President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2021 budget presentation at the National Assembly last week are the desire to steer the economy away from racking up debts to increasing its revenue generation capacity...

Senate Seeks Reduction In Borrowing       The Senate on Wednesday said the country should seek alternative sources of funding the budget in order to reduce borrowing. The upper chamber said although borrowing is not entirely bad, the country must seek ways and means to develop alternative funding...

Nigeria’s Debt Fast Becoming Unsustainable, May Reach N34trn – LCCI       The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the growing level of Nigeria’s debt is fast becoming unsustainable in the light of dwindling oil prices and production and might hit N34tn by year-end. The President,...