2019 Budget: Nigeria is under borrowing – Senator Na’Allah
16 March 2019 |
5:22 am
Contrary to the calm from different quotas that Nigeria is over-borrowing, Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District has said the country is under-borrowing considering given the size of its population.
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