Data from the 2019 budget estimates shows that the Federal Government (FG) plans to spend N2.1 trillion to pay interest on the outstanding debt alone, equivalent to 24 percent of total spending and 5 percent higher than in 2018.
The overall 2019 budget deficit is estimated at N1.859 trillion whic
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