‘We’ve not defaulted in debt repayment’ – Ahmed says Nigeria not broke | TheCable

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Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is not broke. Ahmed spoke on Thursday at the presentation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard

the federal government’s retained revenue by N310 billion in the first four months of 2022.

Ahmed had disclosed this while presenting the 2022 fiscal performance report for the period, saying that the federal government’s total revenue was N1.63 trillion, whileShe advised that urgent action was required to address “revenue underperformance and expenditure efficiency at national and sub-national levels”., in his analysis of Nigeria’s debt profile, said the external debt levels stand at N16.61 trillion or $40 billion.

The minister noted that the country continues to disburse funds to the three tiers of government from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee . She said the federal government has since 2015 disbursed N5.04 trillion to state governments, disclosing that the non-oil sector drives the country’s economy more than the oil sector owing to vandalism of infrastructure.

Ahmed further said oil production is increasing, stressing that as at October 2022, it soared to 1.4 million barrels per day.Advertisement

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ZShamsuna Nigerians will know whether you have defaulted in your debts repayment or not when the Presidential jets are impounded overseas due to accumulated humongous debts. Nigerians are waiting and watching.

ZShamsuna Yeah right.... Nigeria:- A nation that borrows to pay the salaries of its civil servants. 😎

ZShamsuna Yeah we know Nigeria is not broke and that's why y'all milking her through debts

ZShamsuna How can you default in debt repayment when you borrow to pay the debts

ZShamsuna He that chase 2 Rabbits at the same time will end up catching none. Tinubu is sick & unwell, you cannot vote for him & expect him to perform high like healthy Peter Obi,It won't work. Use your Votes chase for Peter Obi put him in power, at the end, you loose nothing. Be Obidient

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