The Senate has approved the request of the executive for a further $500 million bond for the funding of the 2016 Budget.
The request for the bond was made to the Senate by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The Senate had before now approved a $1 billion bond for the Federal Government for the same purpose.
The 2017 Budget is yet to be passed.
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