CBN loans to gulp N1.2trn of 2023 budget

The Federal Government has earmarked over N1.2 trillion to service the loans it got from the Central Bank of Nigeria through the Ways and Means Advances in 2023.

The details were contained in the 2023 fiscal framework document obtained by Ripples Nigeria.

Ways and Means Advances is a loan facility used by the central bank to finance the government in periods of temporary budget shortfalls subject to limits imposed by law.