The Federal Government of Nigeria spent 97.5 percent of its January-May revenue on debt.
According to the 2021 budget call circular released by the Budget Office, the Federal Government received a total revenue of N1.62 trillion instead of the current N2.62 trillion.
In the last five months, N1.58 trillion has been disbursed; that is 97.5 percent of the N1.62 trillion in revenue.
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In June, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that debt servicing would gulp the entire Federal Government’s revenue.
According to the document, the Federal Government has spent N3.98 trillion in five months; N1.79 trillion has been set aside for non-debt recurrent expenditure, including salaries, pensions and overheads.
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