FG may spend 93% of revenue on interest in 2022, says IMF - Punch Newspapers

  • 📰 MobilePunch
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 18 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 63%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

The most widely read newspaper in Nigeria

In this file photo taken on October 15, 2019, International Monetary Funds Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva pauses while speaking about gender equality during the IMF and World Bank Fall Meetings in Washington, DC. - Photo: AFPThe International Monetary Fund projected that the Federal Government of Nigeria may spend 93 per cent of the country’s revenue on the payment of interests incurred on its debts by 2022.

This projection was provided in the IMF’s ‘Nigeria Staff Report for the 2021 Article IV Consultation’ report. The report read, “Although interest payments were only two per cent of GDP in 2020, about 89 per cent of Federal Government revenues were absorbed by interest payments, reflecting poor domestic revenue mobilisation capacity.

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

This is totally unacceptable. How can a nation survive on 7% of her revenue at such tight times as the one we are into, when there is nothing on ground to justify the productive deployment of the underlying loans attracting these killer interests?.

That may not be a problem if only corruption is can be eliminated

here are my naked photos

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Power Blackout: FCT residents count losses, urge FG to interveneThe poor power supply or blackouts in some parts of the city have lingered for more than a month.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Sokoloan, OKash -- FG cracks down on digital lenders over 'customer privacy violation' | TheCableThe federal government, on Friday, raided the offices of 'illegal' digital loan companies operating in Ikeja, Lagos over alleged consumer rights abuse.
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »

FG misleading Nigerians on UTAS - ASUUASUU has berated the Federal Government for saying the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) has failed integrity test. They call off the strike For where...☹ Nothing like misleading here, if you're going indefinite go don't come be making noise here!!!
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »

FG hoodwinked us into accepting IPPIS – Ibrahim, SSANU President - Punch NewspapersThe most widely read newspaper in Nigeria dont trust government but did u people realize that u are an employee of federal government, why do u want to dictate how to pay your salary to d government, dis is unfair. Federal government hoodwinked you indeed!.Where is your brain then?, please say the truth.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

FG gives update on bird flu, clarifies issues with compensationAs FAO presents report on disease surveillance The Federal Government said Zamfara State is the latest state to join the list of more than 20 states
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »

ASUU/FG faceoff: Vice chancellors warn against prolonged strike“Members expressed regret that the country’s public universities are witnessing another strike action resulting from a trade dispute with the unions. It expressed the need for the federal government to be ...' Pls the federal government and Asuu should take their time in settling the dispute, warning strike that have lasted close to one month now and still nothing to show for it,afterall 4yrs course don dey turn to 6yrs coupled with the whole stress Make everybody just getat abeg I hope FG and ASUU knows that the students suffers strike the most because u guys have nothing to lose, imagine the nine months strike we went for 2020 and we resumed 2021 and now this is 2022 is not even up to a year and u guys are going for another one again, this not fair
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »