Key questions this article answers:
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Last week, the national assembly passed a bill increasing the limit of Way & Means financing from 5% to 15%. What does this mean for the new administration fiscal position?
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With this new bill signalling increasing borrowing, should the new President pass the bill into law?
Last weekend was quite busy for lawmakers around the world. The US government and Congress finally agreed to suspend its debt ceiling while putting some spending limits to prevent the US government from defaulting on its obligations.
At home, in Nigeria, our lawmakers also got busy.
Two days before the new President's inauguration on May 29th, members of the Senate held an emergency meeting on Saturday to pass a crucial amendment to the CBN Act. This bill was considered urgent as lawmakers rarely meet during recess or over the weekends. The urgency was further emphasised when the House of
