N109bn Fraud’: EFCC Denies Promising Ex-AGF Idris Soft Landing to Indict Buhari's Finance Minister A detective from the EFCC has refuted claims that he promised the former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, leniency in exchange for implicating former Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, in...

Nigeria Can Service N46tn Debt - Ex Minister The former Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said the public debts remain sustainable as the country has adequate capacity to repay its debts. While speaking at her valedictory ceremony in Abuja, Ahmed...

FG Inaugurates NDIC Board, Charges Members on Service Delivery  By Zeenat Sambo The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has charged the new Board of Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to support policies and programmes of the management that are...

NECA Faults Fiscal Measures, Tariff Amendment The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed concerns over the newly introduced Fiscal Policy Measures (FPM) and Tariff Amendment for 2023, scheduled to take effect from June 1, 2023. The Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, noted that the circular...

Nigeria Needs N350trn for Development Plan - FG The Federal Government has stated that about N350 trillion would be needed to secure Nigeria’s future in line with the National Development Plan (2021-2025). According to the government the NDP would ease constraints hindering the economy from attaining...

FG Gets $800m for Mass Transit, Cash Transfers The Federal Government has borrowed $800m from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives for over 50 million Nigerians ahead of June 2023. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,...