FAAC windfall slows states’ borrowing spree

    Wasiu Alli | Editor’s picks | Jul 09, 2025    
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Nigerian states have seen their collective debts decline marginally in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 buoyed by an almost 50 percent jump in federally allocated revenue received in the same period, an analysis by BusinessDay has shown.

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