Finance Minister, Shareholders Disagree Over N150bn Unclaimed Dividends         The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, yesterday, disagreed with the Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria over plans by the Federal Government to take over unclaimed dividends worth over N150billion in the country. While...

Fed Govt Seeks To Manage N150bn Unclaimed Dividends         The federal government is proposing to take over the management of over N150 billion unclaimed dividends and unutilised bank balances. The proposal is contained in the 2020 Finance Bill, currently being considered by the National Assembly. Speaking at a...

Zainab Ahmed, Hameed Ali: How Newsmakers Stunned Newsbreakers With New IDEC Digital Technology By Mohammad Dahiru Lawal         Perhaps, the most stunning thing about Digital Technology, especially Digital Media, is not only the uses and gratification derived from it's utilization, but the accelerated pace at which it...

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...

2021 Budget: Reps Dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s Representatives       The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. The committee had invited...

Fed Govt Processing $750m World Bank Loan For States         The Federal Government has said it is processing a World Bank loan of $750 million on behalf of state governments, to stimulate the local economy as well as support vulnerable household’s consumption. The Minister of Finance, Budget...