{
  "id": 16756410,
  "title": "Tinubu asks Senate to approve $20.5bn, €1.04bn foreign loans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/tinubu-asks-senate-to-approve-20-5bn-1-04bn-foreign-loans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:58:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/breaking-tinubu-asks-senate-to-approve-20-5bn-e1-04bn-foreign-loans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve $20.51bn and €1.45bn in external borrowing to address funding gaps in the Federal Government’s 2026–2027 supplementary borrowing plan. The President’s request was conveyed in a letter which Senate President Godswill Akpabio read during plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter, the requested funds—specifically $20,517,755,901 and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}