Economy

Nigeria projects N10.7trn revenue target for 2022

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government has projected a revenue target of N10.7trillion for the 2022 fiscal year.

The Minister disclosed this on Tuesday at the public presentation and breakdown of the 2022 Appropriation Bill in Abuja.

She said the figure is 32 per cent higher than the N8.1trillion projected in 2021.

According to the minister, Debt servicing according to the bill is expected to gulp N3.6trillion.

She further explained that the 2022 budget has a deficit of N6.3trillion and will be financed from domestic, foreign, multi-lateral loans and proceed from privatisation.

The Minister noted that a total of N2.5 trillion is expected from domestic sources and N2.5trillion from foreign sources.

She also added that N1.1 trillion will be from bilateral loans and N90 billion from privatisation proceeds.

Felix Oloyede

Felix Oloyede is a Mass Communication graduate with 19 years experience in journalism. He has worked with TheWeek Magazine; Mirror Newspapers; West Africa BusinessNews and BusinessHallmark Newspaper. Oloyede has covered different news beats ranging from crime; arts; politics; commerce and industries to finance and economy. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School.

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