Tinubu seeks senate approval for fresh $7.7bn foreign loan
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit. The request, at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar, amounts to approximately N10.78
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Tinubu seeks senate approval for fresh $7.7bn foreign loan. By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit. The request, at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar, amounts to approximately N10.78 Covered by 1 publications. Vanguard: Tinubu seeks senate approval for fresh $7.7bn foreign loan.
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- Vanguard Nigeria Tinubu seeks senate approval for fresh $7.7bn foreign loan By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval for a fresh $7.7 billion external borrowing plan to part-finance the Federal Government’s N20.2 trillion budget deficit. The request, at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar, amounts to approximately N10.78 2 h ago · Tier 3
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