Tag: Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed
National Assembly summons CBN Governor, Finance Minister
The minister of finance, the CG of Customs, the CBN Governor, Webb Fontaine Limited, and other stakeholders must appear before…
Petrol subsidy gulps N18.39 billion daily: Finance Minister
She said the projection was made using the information provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and the regulator.
Zainab Ahmed: Nigeria’s oil exports barely able to cover cost of imported petrol, diesel
Ahmed added in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos that she hoped Nigerian oil production would average…
Petrol subsidy to cost Nigeria’s treasury N3 Trillion in 2022
NNPC’s assessment is that Nigeria is consuming 65.7 million litres of petrol per day
Buhari’s finance minister Zainab Ahmed did not resign – Bashir Ahmad
Prior to his clarification, some news blogs have reported that Zainab Ahmed submitted a resignation later and cleared her office.
Excise duty slammed on non-alcoholic beverages
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance said the duty is aimed at discouraging excessive consumption of sugar in beverages, which contributed…
FEC approves $1.9B to boost power supply
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Wednesday when she briefed State House correspondents after…
FG expends humongous N2.87trn on debt servicing
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said the Federal Government has generated N3.93 trillion, being 73%…
Senate to engage Finance Minister on 2017-2020 Economic Recovery Plan
The Senate has mandated six of its Committees to engage the Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on the Federal…
Nigeria shops for new lenders for Ibadan-Kano rail, dumps China offer
The Federal Government is shopping for new loans to finance its Ibadan-Kano rail project which will cost about $11 billion.
Zainab Ahmed: Higher petrol price inevitable, FG can’t afford subsidy
Petrol price in Nigeria will go higher from its present N165 if the price of crude keeps going up, Zainab…
Zainab Ahmed: Why FG is offloading moribund assets
Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has backed Federal Government's plans to sell public assets
Why Rivers was excluded from FG’s COVID-19 grant – Minister
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers was excluded from the Federal Government’s disbursement of N66.5b to states because of its failure to…
FG inaugurates committees for COVID-19 recovery
The Federal Government inaugurated the Federal Steering Committee and Federal Technical Committee of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery for Economic…
We have failed our children, says Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children…
We’ll pull 100m Nigerians out of poverty in 2020 – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has restated the Federal Government’s plan to pull 100 million…
Buhari scores 50% in capital expenditure this year
The Buhari administration has so far released N1.2 trillion in capital expenditure, representing a 50 per cent capital performance for…
Read why Buhari can never stop going for foreign loans
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government can not stop borrowing to finance projects.
Zainab Ahmed sued for hoarding information on Abuja CCTV project
For hoarding information on the contractors paid from the $460million Chinese loan for the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit TV project, Zainab…
Finance Minister unveils scorecard as foreign reserves hit $44.69bn
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has unveiled the achievements of her ministry as the clock ticks for her…