The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 2021-2025 National Development Plan with an investment size of N348.7 trillion. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this after the virtual meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…
By Uthman Salami The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has insisted that government would not rescind its position on imposing exercise duties on carbonated drinks. She said this will be part of the additions in the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the the Federal Government has generated N3.93 trillion, being 73 per cent of its targeted N7.9 trillion revenue for 2021. She made the disclosure on Friday in Abuja,…
The outcry over borrowing in Nigeria has continued to generate traffic. The concern became more disturbing when it was revealed recently that over 90 per cent of the Country’s revenue now goes into debt servicing. Following the combined approval of…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the borrowing level for Nigeria is still at 23 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adding that government borrowing is sensible and responsible. Ahmed said this…
Telecommunications company, MTN, has a payment plan with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to pay the tax remittance of two billion dollars. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed said this when she received the Commandant…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, indicated on Friday that the Federal Government had not recovered N5.15tn owed to it by third parties. It was reported on March 31, 2021 that Ahmed disclosed that the…
Telecommunications company, MTN, has a payment plan with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to pay the tax remittance of two billion dollars. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning said this when she received the Commandant…
The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has knocked Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed over her recent open comment in Abuja. At a recent Grand Finale of the sensitisation seminar on National Vehicle Registry…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that the pilot phase of VREG has commenced at the Nigeria Customs Service Kirikiri Light Terminal Command. Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, Special Adviser, Media…
