Zainab Ahmed

The Finance Minister also warned the CBN that the naira redesign policy will come with some consequences. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning , Zainab Ahmed, has said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) didn't consult her…

Despite biting hardship occasioned by rising inflation and shrinking earnings, Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, has suggested that an increase in taxation was the best way to reduce the nation’s obscene…

The Federal Government has proposed to spend N4.5tn on interest charges for domestic debt by 2023, according to the proposed 2023 budget. This is an increase of 243.51 per cent from the N1.31tn proposed allocation for interest charges on…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is looking to acquire funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is in talks with the World Bank to restructure the country’s debts. Finance minister Zainab Ahmed also disclosed plans to take…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the parliament is committed to doing everything possible to end the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.…

The Senate says it plans to reduce the import duties waivers proposed for the N19.76 trillion 2023 budget with an attendant deficit of N12.4 trillion. Chairman of the Senate committee on finance, Solomon Adeola, disclosed this on Tuesday…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which began at 10:00 am, had in…

Without federal government’s subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), the pump price of the fuel who have been costing consumers N462 per litre, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said. In a statement issued on…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo departed Abuja on Wednesday for the U.S. to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently inaugurated Energy Transition Plan. His media aide Laolu Akande disclosed this in a statement. Mr…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced his intention to create more wealth for Nigeria and not weigh down the nation with an unbridled debt…