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 Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has assured the newly inaugurated Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), the Executive Director (Operations) that she would work with them and the Board…
By Kayode Tokede The Federal Government has been urged to focus on raising bonds from the capital market as a means to financing revenue generating projects while working to reduce balance sheet borrowing. These, among others, were part of the…
By Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed 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…
The Federal Government says it is committed to buying Made in Nigeria products including locally made vehicles to boost the nation’s manufacturing sector and provide more job opportunities to Nigerians. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said as at December 2020, Federal Government recorded 89 per cent release to Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for capital component of the 2020 budget. Ahmed, who made the…
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…
In response to the ongoing economic and health challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government says it has adopted appropriate counter-cyclical fiscal policies to accelerate economic recovery from the recent recession. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has said the newly signed finance act will significantly aid the recovery of the country’s economy from recession and place it on the path of growth. Ahmed stated this during…
Joshua Elekwachi Aside the quick release last year of US$150 million from the Stabilisation Fund to support federal government’s economic uplift, the effort the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in stepping up its involvement in stabilising the Nigerian economy has pleased…
