Nigeria’s fiscal deficit hits highest in 21yrs as revenues flop

The Federal Government of Nigeria spent N6.17 trillion more than it earned in 2020, leaving its fiscal deficit at 4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest in 21 years, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) data analysed by BusinessDay. The fiscal deficit, which is the differenc

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