House Summons Ahmed, Emefiele Over $21bn NLNG Funds, N1.2trn Proceeds         The House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris,...

FEC Okays N120.7bn For Roads, Patrol Vehicles, Others         The Federal Executive Council approved different contracts totalling about N120.7bn at its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The contracts included those of roads, application software for the Federal Mortgage Bank, operational vehicles for the Nigeria Immigration Service and irrigation...

Maritime Security: FG Plans To Spend N8.9bn On Boat Rentals         The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Transportation is proposing to spend a whopping N8.7billion annually as rentals for fast intervention boats with which it hopes to tackle maritime crimes on the nation’s coastal...

FG Approves 13 Loan Applications worth N1.08bn for Small Scale Miners The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the approval of thirteen loan applications worth N1.08billion for artisanal and small scale miners in the country. Mines and Steel Development Minister, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite disclosed this at the...

FG Okays N39.7bn For Roads, Erosion, Incinerators’ Contracts       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts for different projects totaling about N39.7bn. The contracts include those of road construction, erosion control and purchase of incinerators for hospitals and the offices of the National Centre for Disease...

No Plan To Review 2021 Spending Estimates - Finance Minister         The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday in Abuja, said there is no plan to review the 2021 budget currently before the National Assembly. She has also allayed the fears of...