Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, has projected that Nigeria’s debt profile would hit N38.68 trillion by December 2021. Speaking when she appeared before the senate committee on local and foreign debts on Tuesday, Ahmed estimated that both external and domestic debt would rise to N32.51 trillion by December 2020. According … Read more
Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with … Read more
The Federal Government has said that the Dangote refinery when completed and commenced operations would help the country save $10bn foreign exchange. The Minster for Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to newsmen during a courtesy visit to the Lagos refinery on Sunday. Zainab commended the company’s continued investment in the … Read more
Following the Finance Bill currently passed by National Assembly, Nigerians are in for a shock as the amended sections 33, 49 & 58 of the Personal Income Tax Act. Thus, individuals are required to produce their Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) before they can operate existing or new bank accounts in Nigeria. What this means is … Read more
The Minister Of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government was servicing the loan on failed the $406m CCTV meant for Abuja. Zainab disclosed this at the 2020 budget defence before the joint National Assembly commitee on Finance on Thursday in Abuja. The committee however queried the project. The … Read more
The Senate Committee on Finance on Monday queried the Federal Ministry of Finance for high budgetary releases to itself and some of its parastatal agencies. Members of the committee raised the question when officials of the ministry appeared before them to defend their 2019 budget proposals. The committee noted that amid complaints of paucity of … Read more
Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has called for more women inclusion in the nation’s extractive industry. She made the call, weekend, on the heels of the 2019 International Women’s Day with the theme: ‘#BalanceforBetter.’ Ahmed said in a statement by her Special Adviser (Media and Communications), Mr Paul Abechi, that women possessed great … Read more