Taraba Denies N1.2trn Debt

The Taraba State Government has dismissed reports suggesting that the state currently carries a debt burden of about N1.2 trillion, saying the claim does not reflect its officially recognised debt stock as contained in the latest publicly available records of the Debt Management Office (DMO).
The government, in a fiscal and public finance update issued in Jalingo, by the Commissioner of Finance budget and economic planning, Dr Sarah Adi Enoch, said Taraba’s domestic debt stood at N85.51 billion as of December 31, 2025.
According to her, this representing a reduction of about N2.45 billion from the approximately N87.96 billion reported before the administration of Governor Agbu Kefas c...