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Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks $7bn From IMF, Others to Reflate Economy
This Day, 7 April 2020
Nigeria is seeking about $7.050 billion, an equivalent of N2.679 trillion, from multilateral financial institutions and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to… Read more »
Nigeria to Borrow U.S.$7 Billion to Cushion COVID-19 Impact
The government plans to raise U.S.$ 7 billion from multilateral lenders, the IMF and the World Bank, to help fund efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus and counter its impact on the economy.
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Nigeria Eyes U.S.$7 Billion From IMF, World Bank, Others
This Day, 6 April 2020
Nigeria is seeking about $7.050 billion or an equivalent of N2.679 trillion from multilateral financial institutions as well as $150 million from the Nigeria Sovereign Investment… Read more »
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Nigeria: $6.9bn COVID-19 Loan, Plot By Govt to Deceive Nigerians - PDP
Vanguard, 8 April 2020
Plans by the Federal Government to source as much as the sum of $6.9 billion from international lenders to fight the COVID-19pandemic has been described by the Peoples Democratic… Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Atiku, PDP Blast Govt Over $6.9bn Loan Bid
Vanguard, 8 April 2020
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku abubakar have berated the Federal Government for seeking a salad… Read more »
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Africa: Four Ways Nigeria Can Reduce Importing COVID-19 Via Its Border
allAfrica, 6 April 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages globally, the African continent has not been severely affected. Overall, Africa – a continent of 1.2 billion people – has… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria to Raise N3.2 Trillion to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
The federal government said it is working to raise N3.2 trillion to finance the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Hit 238
Daily Trust, 6 April 2020
The Nigerian government says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country is now 238. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Revises 2020 Budget, Adjusts Fiscal Benchmarks
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
The Nigerian government has amended the 2020 Appropriation Act to reflect the current economic realities as a result of the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global… Read more »
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Nigeria: Contributors to COVID-19 Pandemic Fund to Enjoy Special Tax Relief
Premium Times, 6 April 2020
Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed [PHOTO CREDIT: @FinMinNigeria] Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 in Nigeria - Economic Perspectives and Mitigating the Risks
This Day, 7 April 2020
Despite witnessing wars, natural disasters and the Great Recession, this generation is witnessing a unique global health pandemic that has challenged even the most pessimistic of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kaduna Records Another Case of COVID-19
This Day, 6 April 2020
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, has announced that a new case of COVID-19 was recorded in the state on Sunday. Read more »
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The government has said that the team will share their experience on how the pandemic was handled in China. The invitation to the Chinese experts has been opposed by local ... Read more »
