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Nov 14, 2017: Nigeria Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s request to approve Federal Government\u2019s move to secure two external borrowings totalling $5.5bn.<\/p>\n

The approval followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at the plenary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Buhari, in a letter dated October 4, 2017, had said the external borrowings had been captured in the 2017 Appropriation Act, which has a deficit of N2.356tn and provision for new borrowings of N2.321tn.<\/p>\n

The letter read in part, \u201cAccordingly, the Senate is requested to kindly approve the following external borrowings: Issuance of $2.5bn in International Capital Market through Eurobonds or a combination of
\nEurobonds and Diaspora bonds for the financing of the Federal Government of Nigeria\u2019s 2017 Appropriation Act and capital expenditure projects in the Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cIssuance of Eurobond in the ICM and\/or loans syndication by the banks in the sum of $3bn for refinancing of maturing domestic debts obligations of the Federal Government of Nigeria, while looking forward to the timely approval of the National Assembly to enable Nigerians to take advantage of this opportunities for funding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nov 14, 2017: Nigeria Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s request to approve Federal Government\u2019s move to secure two external borrowings totalling $5.5bn. The approval followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts at the plenary on Tuesday. 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