The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed has said the Federal Government would borrow over N11 trillion and sell national assets to finance the budget deficit in 2023. She also said the government’s budget deficit is expected to exceed N12.42 trillion if it should keep petroleum subsidy for the entire 2023 fiscal cycle. While appearing before the …

Preparations for Lagos State’s 2023 budget got underway on Tuesday with a five-day consultative forum across its five divisions – Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island and Epe (IBILE). According a government statement, the forum is aimed at transparency to the state’s budgetary preparation process and also an avenue for government to update stakeholders on the half year performance of the …