2026 budget: Nigerian govt to borrow N2tn monthly to fund wasteful spending – Kalu Aja

A financial analyst, Kalu Aja, alleged that the Nigerian government intends to borrow N2 trillion monthly to finance what he described as a “wasteful” 2026 budget.
He disclosed this in a statement on X on Wednesday, noting that the N58.47 trillion 2026 budget is currently before the Nigerian Senate.

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According to Aja, the budget focuses largely on solar streetlights, motorcycles, cash grants, and other wasteful expenditures.

“I literally read every page of the 2026 budget.

“It’s a wasted opportunity, again.

“Just like the 2025 budget, it’s all about solar streetlights, motorcycles, cash grants, and more wasteful spending.

“This is a nation where we are borrowing N2 trillion every single month, and you believe the best use of those borrowed funds is solar streetlights on bad roads?” he wrote on X.

Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December last year presented a N58.47 trillion budget before a joint session of the National Assembly, with a projected budget deficit of N23.85 trillion against revenue of N34.3 trillion.