Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Approval For $800m Loan From World Bank

Date: 10-05-2023 4:24 pm (11 months ago) | Author: Bayo Nelson
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve his request for obtaining a loan facility of $800m from World Bank to finance the National Safety Net Programme. The president’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the plenary session on Wednesday. Mr Buhari will hand over power to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on 29 May.

In the letter sent to the Senate, the president said the $800m loan facility is intended to be used to support poor Nigerians and will be disbursed to poor households across the country. He claimed that the facility is an extension of the unconditional cash transfer being implemented by the federal government. The president stated that the funds, when approved, will be sent to the bank accounts of the identified beneficiaries.

He also said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved his request for obtaining the loan, noting that he is waiting for the approval of the Senate before going ahead with processing the loan. The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, announced in April that the federal government would secure an $800 million World Bank loan to be disbursed to about 50 million vulnerable Nigerians or 10 million households as part of its subsidy palliatives measures.

She said the disbursement is in anticipation of the planned subsidy removal in June. The Debt Management Office had recently announced that the debt profile of Nigeria as of 31 December rose to N46.25 trillion or $103.1 billion. The DMO while giving the breakdown stated that there was an increase of over N7 trillion from what the country owned in 2021.

Posted: at 10-05-2023 04:24 PM (11 months ago) | Addicted Hero
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How will these people distribute $800Millions to poor Nigerians? It already smells like corruption is about to take place as usual.
Posted: at 10-05-2023 04:55 PM (11 months ago) | Upcoming
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- masterhappy at 10-05-2023 05:00 PM (11 months ago)
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That’s probably his sent forth money…
Posted: at 10-05-2023 05:00 PM (11 months ago) | Newbie
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- joromy at 10-05-2023 06:02 PM (11 months ago)
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Just like that
Posted: at 10-05-2023 06:02 PM (11 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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- alexidwayne at 10-05-2023 07:03 PM (11 months ago)
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This man wan cash out ooo
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- felicilin at 10-05-2023 08:32 PM (11 months ago)
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but y is this man wicked like this na. u want to finish this country patapata bf u leave
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- ficull at 10-05-2023 08:59 PM (11 months ago)
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Last minute cash out. Thieves.
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- Liebesmith at 10-05-2023 10:06 PM (11 months ago)
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- gogoman at 10-05-2023 10:11 PM (11 months ago)
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