Nigeria | Sub-Nationals on the Blink: A Case for Fiscal Restructuring

Nigeria | Sub-Nationals on the Blink: A Case for Fiscal Restructuring

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — President Muhammadu Buhari met with members of Nigeria’s Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday, 28th April 2016. Expectedly, the state governors requested for more palliatives to ameliorate their fiscal challenges. The proposed palliatives include an 18-month moratorium on loans before resuming servicing, direct financial intervention and commitment of the Federal Government (FGN) to a Fiscal Restructuring Plan for Federating units which are yet to be made publicly available. This comes…

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