2020 Budget: FG Proposes N9.12trn Estimate, Targets N7.17trn Revenue   The Federal Government has proposed N9.12trn as the 2020 budget estimate. It has deficit of about N2.28trn. These were contained in the 2020-2022 Medium Time Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper sent to the National Assembly by...

Nigeria Targeting 30% Energy Efficiency By 2030, Says Buhari   President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday addressed the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, giving details of Nigeria’s plans to contain the effects of climate change in the country. He stated that the plans, crafted in...

MAN, Experts Tasks FG's New Economic Team On Fiscal, Monetary Policies   President Muhammadu Buhari The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN), The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and some financial and economic experts yesterday lauded the new economic advisory team constituted by the Federal Government and...

FG To Make Decision On 4 Oil Project   The Federal Government is to deliver Final Investment Decisions on at least four key projects within the nation’s oil and gas industry within the tenure of this administration, President Muhammadu Buhari, has said. Buhari, who is the Minister...

Buhari Okays New NDDC Board President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-man new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with Dr. Pius Odubu from Edo State as the chairman. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), office of the Secretary to...

Buhari Orders CBN To Stop Forex For Food Importation   President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country in a bid to ensure Nigeria attains food security. A statement yesterday by a...