The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said the Nigerian economy is currently being driven by the non-oil sector. Ahmed said this when she led officials of her ministry to hold a meeting with the…
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday evening met with the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, over the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja Contrary to reports by some media, the federal government is not thinking of cutting wages, rather mulling salary harmonisation. This is against the backdrop of the fact that there are some government agencies paying much higher…
The Chairman, Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Finance, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Office of the National Security Adviser till Tuesday next week to explain an alleged ‘secret withdrawal of…
By Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has revealed that Nigeria at the moment sits on the brink of a socio-economic disaster and a full education crisis. She stated that the federal…
The Federal Government is proposing to spend the sum of N396 billion for the COVID-19 vaccination in 2021 and 2022. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Wednesday after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting,…
Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Finance,Budget and National Planing has said the Federal Government through the implementation of Finance Acts 2019 and 2020, is providing tax relief and other support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), many…
By Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The Hajji Saving Scheme of National Hajji Commission has got the buy-in of Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, and has urged National Hajji Commission to drive Hajji Saving Scheme and double its…
By Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has said the federal government has expanded access to actionable data for effective and efficient tax system. She maintained that the FG is working with…
