EXCLUSIVE: How 36 Governors Borrowed N2.2trn From Nigerian Banks   Amid worsening revenue challenges, state governments’ indebtedness to commercial banks has risen to N2.2trn. The latest data from the quarterly statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria, obtained by our correspondents, showed that states and LGAs...

FG Secures $750m World Bank Loan For Power Projects   The World Bank Group has approved a loan of $750m to boost Nigeria’s power sector. The loan with project ID P174622 was approved on June 9, 2023, making it the first World Bank loan approved under the...

Senate Grills AGF Over N910bn MDAs Loan   The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short-term loans given to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from Special Funds Accounts totalling N910bn. The lawmakers discovered this after a thorough investigation by...

DMO Says Repayment Of N22.7trn Loan To Begin 2026   The repayments of principal to service the loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Ways and Means Advances will begin in four years. This was according to a disclosure by the Debt Management Office...

Fuel Subsidy: CISLAC Queries $800m World Bank Loan for Nigerians   The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has queried the Federal Government over the World Bank’s $800 million loan to the country, as a palliative to cushion the effect of the proposed fuel subsidy removal...

LCCI, NUPENG Knock FG Over Subsidy Removal, $800m Palliative Loan   The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has raised concerns over the $800 million loan the Federal Government has secured to cushion the effect of premium motor spirit (PMS) subsidy removal on poor Nigerians,...