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Fresh Loans, Unpaid Obligations & Thin Savings: The Questions Behind Tinubu’s $21.7 Billion Request

By FIDELUS ZWANSON NIGERIA’S latest external borrowing proposal has reopened a difficult debate over how the Federal Government finances development, manages existing debt and prepares for future repayments. President Bola Tinubu wants the National Assembly to approve loans worth $20.52 billion and €1.045 billion under the 2026–2027 Supplementary External Borrowing Plan. He says the money […]

September 13, 2026

Ghost Beneficiaries & Missing Accountability: Nigeria’s Long Battle To Protect Public Funds

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By JOANNA ILUSANMI Beyond the ₦33.75bn Cash-Transfer Scandal: How Weak Controls Keep Nigeria’s ‘Ghost Beneficiaries’ Problem Alive A Scandal With a Much Longer History THE controversy surrounding ₦33.75 billion in federal cash transfers should not be viewed simply as another allegation of financial irregularity. It raises a much broader question about how Nigeria designs, administers […]