Coronavirus: Buhari orders review of 2020 budget

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed a review of the country’s budget for 2020.

The Presidency said the budget review, alongside other policy implementations, is to reflect current realities in the oil sector and to respond to emerging threats pose by cases of coronavirus.

Other implementations directed by Buhari include prioritisation of the health sector infrastructure to be able to deal with coronavirus and securitization of government debt.

Others include design and institutionalization of a revenue stabilization program and cost-cutting governance.
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