$145 Billion Foreign Debt: World Bank Data Exposes Nigeria’s Costly Borrowing Challenge
By FIDELUS ZWANSON Debt stock climbs despite improvements in selected indicators NIGERIA’S external debt reached $145.02bn in 2025, even as some indicators measuring the country’s debt relative to exports and national income recorded improvements. The World Bank Group’s latest International Debt Statistics showed that Nigeria’s external debt increased by 6.6 per cent during the year, […]
