The bill to amend the CBN Act was considered by the Committee of the Whole and passed for third reading without any opposition.
The House of Representatives has increased the limit within which the federal government can borrow from the Central Bank of Nigeria.Section 38 of the Act gives the CBN the power to borrow from the Central Bank. However, the funds the federal government can borrow must not exceed five per cent of the previous year’s actual revenue of the government.
The bill was considered by the Committee of the Whole and passed for third reading without any opposition. It appears as though Mr Buhari, who will exit the office on Monday, is making efforts to sort out the ways and means before leaving the office. Earlier this month, the National Assembly approved the request by the president to convert the N23.7 trillion loan to a 40-year bond.
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