Chinese bank rejects Nigerian govt’s $22bn loan request, Reps make counter application

The House of Representatives has approved a counter request for a loan of $973,474,971.38 after the Federal Government’s request for a $22.7 billion loan from China Development Bank was rejected.

The rejected loan was intended to fund the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project’s Kaduna-Kano segment.

However, due to concerns about Nigeria’s ability to repay the loan and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the project, China Exim Bank withdrew its support.