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  "id": "news-oct22-more-ng-oyo-infrastructure-loan-approval-20261021",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-oyo-infrastructure-loan-approval-20261021",
  "slug": "ng-oyo-infrastructure-loan-approval-20261021",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-21",
  "sourceName": "The Guardian Nigeria",
  "sourceUrl": "https://guardian.ng/news/oyo-assembly-approves-n100bn-for-infrastructure/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Public finance",
    "Infrastructure",
    "Banking",
    "State government"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Oyo Assembly approves separate ₦100bn loan and ₦300bn refinancing",
    "summary": "Oyo lawmakers approved a ₦100 billion infrastructure facility and a separate ₦300 billion refinancing facility; disbursement was not reported.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "The Oyo State House of Assembly approved a ₦100 billion UBA loan facility for ongoing and other critical state infrastructure projects. It separately approved a ₦300 billion UBA facility to refinance an existing contractors’ finance facility from Access Bank, which carried a 26% rate; the proposed UBA rate is 22%, a four-percentage-point reduction.",
          "The new ₦100 billion facility carries a 22% interest rate subject to review, a 48-month tenor and a 3-month moratorium on principal and interest. The Guardian reported that the approvals followed a request from Governor Seyi Makinde. The measures are approved facilities; the report did not say that funds had been disbursed."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "The Guardian Nigeria",
            "url": "https://guardian.ng/news/oyo-assembly-approves-n100bn-for-infrastructure/"
          }
        ]
      }
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