The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, has stated that the Finance Bill 2020, was designed to reduce import duties on some...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Monday said the federal government had released a total sum of N1.74 trillion to...
Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, said the Federal Government is drafting a Strategic Growth Revenue Initiative (SGRI) 2.0 to improve Nigeria’s...
In 2020, Nigeria spent N3.2 trillion paying its debt. The Minister for Finance, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this during a public presentation of the 2021 FGN approved...
Expectedly, the Aso Rock Villa was a beehive of activities in the past week. President Muhammadu Buhari and his team spent most of their time bearing...
The Nigerian government has met the precedent conditions for a $1.5 billion budget-support credit from the World Bank and, in so doing, approaches the consummation of...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Wednesday Nigeria land borders with other neighbouring countries in West Africa would be reopened...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, expressed optimism on Monday that Nigeria would exit recession soon, raising hopes that Africa’s biggest economy...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is working “round-the-clock” to reverse Nigeria’s economic woes. Nigeria...
The Nigerian government said it was set to take another $750 million loan facility from Washington-based World Bank to ramp up the economies of states and...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Friday inflation rate in Nigeria was largely driven by the cost of transportation. The...
Nigeria will borrow $1.2 billion from Brazil to fund various agricultural schemes next year, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed told the House...
Beneficiaries of the Nigerian government’s N75 billion youth entrepreneurial support fund will be able to access between N250,000 to N5 million each, Minister of Finance, Budget...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has lamented the level of moral decadence among Nigerian children and said that the parents have...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Saturday the Federal Government has created a N25billion youth empowerment fund in a bid...
Nigerian government’s wage bill climbed by 150 per cent in the five-year period between 2015 and 2020, Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed said Tuesday at the...
The Federal Government, states, and local government councils had shared N682 billion as revenue allocation for the month of August. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance,...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Nigerian economy fared better than analysts’ projections for the second quarter of 2020....
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday Nigeria’s revenue had dropped by about 65 percent. The minister, who disclosed this...
Dangote refinery may not reduce the price of petrol significantly when it begins operations as it will be selling the product at the international price, Minister...
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Monday, in what appeared a contradicting to the presidency, said prices of food products in the country were going...
Local contractors on Monday embarked on a protest at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to protest against the non-payment...
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed the sum of N676.407 billion for July 2020 federation account revenue to the federal, states and local government...
The Nigerian government hopes to amass income of between N13 and N18 trillion through oil and non-oil means with a view to bolstering its revenue to...
Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account, which contains surplus cash from extra crude sales above budget benchmark, plunged from $324.54 million to $72.41 million in the roughly 8-month...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday presented the draft 2021 to 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework(MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N2.3 trillion stimulus package to support the Nigerian economy in the face of the disruptions and challenges of...
A restructuring and rationalization of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies has been ordered by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The directive issued by the presidency...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said Wednesday the Federal Government had disbursed the sum of N43,416,000,000.00 ($120.6 million) to 24 states...
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Development, Zainab Ahmed has explained why Nigeria was excluded from the debt relief granted to 25 countries by the Executive...
Rallying from the immediate dip that happened after the historic production cut deal between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC) and its Russia-led allies, oil prices inched...
In a move to further tackle the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of $150 million for distribution to...
Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Friday said the Nigerian economy might slip into recession in six months, the same day Kristalina Georgieva,...
After more than three and a half hours of intense deliberations Wednesday, the monthly Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting came to a halt without resolution...
The Federal Government on Wednesday cut the 2020 Budget by N1.5 trillion. President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2020 budget of N10. 59 trillion to the National...
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday the Federal Government may suspend its $22.7 billion external borrowing plans due to current realities in the...
Popular 80′s/90′s singer Daniel Wilson has expressed his thoughts over the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19 which has quickly spread across the...
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has declared that the country’s budget will suffer severe strain due to the impact that the outbreak of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday summoned an emergency meeting of some government officials over the sudden crash of oil price. Those at the meeting included Godwin...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities...
The Nigerian Government said it had so far released a total of N984 million for the fight against the dreaded disease from China, coronavirus. The government...
Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance and Budget Planning, Wednesday said the Federal Government intended to review Nigeria’s 2020 budget in the light of shrinking oil...
The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled its plan to take a $17 billion credit line from China-Exim Bank. Zainab Ahmed, the Finance Minister, made the disclosure...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Friday morning, January 17 2020 PDP wants CJN Tanko to step down from office, gives...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday contradicted the position of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, saying the...
The Federal Government has reiterated its promise to lift at least 100 million Nigerians, out of the estimated 200 million of Nigeria’s population out of poverty...
A face-off may be in the offing between the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Issa Pantami and his counterpart at the Ministry of Finance, Zainab...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said Monday the Federal Government was studying the decision of the Francophone West African countries to...
Workers of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) on Thursday protested plans by the Federal Government to stop them from collecting stamp duty. The Federal Government is...
The Federal Government has so far generated a revenue of N4.25 trillion in 2019, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed said...
