By Philemon Adedeji Investor confidence has been described as one of the key ingredients that will accelerate the growth of the nation’s capital market and increase both domestic and foreign investor participation. This was stated by the Minister of Finance…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday commissioned three mobile cargo scanners to checkmate arms and ammunition and other prohibited items coming into the country through the ports. This is even…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023. Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja, during a press conference to mark the end of…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the country is currently finalising “Nigeria Agenda 2050” to succeed Vision 2020, which lapsed two years ago. Ahmed said this on Monday in Abuja, at the 28th Nigerian…
Amid Nigeria’s tight fiscal space, the Federal Government has recorded a deficit of N5.33tn between January and August 2022, which is N430.82bn above the prorate level. The government spent N9.56tn from January to August 2022, out of N11.55tn pro rata…
…Targets 80 per cent non-oil revenue budget The Federal Government is set to spend N3.3trillion on first half year 2023 while non-oil revenue will account for 80 per cent of the revenue needed to finance the budget. The Minister of…
Nigeria’s Euro bonds fell following a declaration by Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed said that the government would review and consider restructuring its portfolio of debt. With the commitment to repay some local debts falling due in 2022 and the…
By Matthew Denis Abuja The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Dr Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has stated that the Ministry in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation and other relevant Government agencies has made…
…Projects N6.34trn revenue …Targets N373.17bn oil revenue, N5.97trn from non-oil sector …treasury funded capital projects may suffer — Finance Minister …As crude oil production challenges, PMS subsidy deductions threaten revenue growth targets …Reps go tough on revenue generating Agencies By…
…Says no personal access to bank statement of NNPC By Matthew Denis Abuja The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, lamented yesterday that expenditure of N18.69 billion daily on petroleum subsidy by Nigerian National Petroleun Limited has become…
