Minister of Finance

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to providing a favourable environment for investments in the capital market and competitive pricing of financial…

Nigeria’s debt profile rose by a whopping N3.3trillion in just three months according to a report by the Debt Management Office, DMO, two weeks ago. Yet, the handlers of the Nigerian economy say this is no cause for alarm. Babajide…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N5.72 billion for the construction of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (NDIC)  zonal office in Bauchi State and for 12 consultancy services for development of NDIC’s offices. …

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “supports’’ Nigeria’s closure of its land borders because it understands the action is not punitive. Addressing newsmen in Washington on Sunday,…

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said that  the closure of all land borders manned by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other security agencies would not “last forever.” This was coming as the…

The National Assembly has approved N10.73 trillion as the federal government’s total estimated expenditure for 2020. Both the senate and house of representatives approved the budget after considering the 2020-2020 medium-term expenditure…

 By Babajide Okeowo The World Bank has advised Nigeria to improve on its spending on social investment programmes to address the large number of people living in extreme poverty in the country. World Bank Country Director, Mr. Rachid…

The World Bank has advised Nigeria to scale up its social investment programmes to address the large number of people living in extreme poverty in the country. The World Bank Country Director, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud stated this on Friday…

Members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) are currently meeting, in Abuja, ahead of the 97th National Economic Council meeting scheduled for Thursday. This was the first time the governors under the chairmanship of Kayode Fayemi of…

Financial experts on Friday expressed mixed reactions to the N10.07 trillion 2020 budget proposal approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ahead of its presentation to the National Assembly. The experts expressed their views in…