Nigeria’s Fiscal Deficit Hits Record N13.51tn in 2024, Breaching Legal Threshold as Borrowing Surges

Tekedia | 26-10-2025 01:15am |

Nigeria’s fiscal deficit soared to N13.51 trillion in 2024, overshooting government projections and breaching the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) limit of 3 percent of GDP, according to the latest Budget Implementation Report by the Budget Office of the Federation. The report, which tracks government spending and revenue performance, shows that the deficit-to-GDP ratio climbed to

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