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Obi seeks transparency in Nigeria’s borrowing, cites S’Africa’s $1bn loan

Vanguard News

June 18, 2026

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By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 polls, Peter Obi has asked the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, tell the country how the nation’s mounting debt is being utilised, pointing to South Africa’s transparent handling of a recent 1 billion development loan as a [] The post Obi seeks transparency in Nigeria’s borrowing, cites S’Africa’s 1bn loan appeared first on Vanguard News.

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