President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to approve $20.51bn and €1.45bn in exterior borrowing to handle funding gaps within the Federal Government’s 2026–2027 supplementary borrowing plan.
The President’s request was conveyed in a letter which Senate President Godswill Akpabio learn throughout plenary on Tuesday.
According to the letter, the requested funds—particularly $20,517,755,901 and €1,045,083,643—are earmarked to handle Nigeria’s persistent infrastructure deficit and bridge important funding gaps throughout very important socio-economic sectors.
The main targets for funding embrace energy, transportation, healthcare, schooling, agriculture, water provide, safety, job creation, and monetary administration reforms.
“I submit the attached Federal Government 2026–2027 Supplementary External Borrowing Plan for consideration and early approval of the National Assembly to ensure prompt implementation of our projects,” President Tinubu wrote.
He emphasised that the initiatives chosen underwent technical and financial evaluations to maximize their influence on poverty discount, ability acquisition, entrepreneurship, and nationwide meals safety.
“In light of the need for significant infrastructure investment in the country and the vast financial resources needed to address this gap, it has become essential to pursue prudent external borrowings to close the financing shortfall,” the President added.
Following the studying of the letter throughout plenary, Akpabio famous that components of the borrowing framework had beforehand appeared in broader authorities borrowing blueprints.
Akpabio formally referred the request to the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts—led by Senator Haruna Manu—for detailed legislative overview, with anticipated collaboration from the Committees on Appropriations and Finance.
“The borrowing plan is attached, but of course, this was even earlier approved in our budget, and also the external borrowing plan was approved as far back as 2025 to 2027,” Akpabio said.
“However, this request will be looked at by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts… to clarify the scope before further action.”
The Senate committee’s upcoming overview is predicted to decide the precise timeline for disbursements and consider how the supplementary request aligns with Nigeria’s present debt administration framework.
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