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The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said that Nigeria does not have a debt problem, but a revenue problem, despite concerns being raised over the country’s rising debt profile. Speaking at a meeting with management staff of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, she lamented over...

Nigeria has improved in major indices of economic growth, the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, told the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2KOkFWj Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday commended Kaduna and Kano states for their support during the February 23rd presidential election, noting that he has paid back by giving them two substantive positions in his council.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2L5VihB Get More...

Nigeria’s President may swear in his 43 ministerial nominees on Wednesday following their confirmation by the country’s upper house of assembly. The lawmakers ended the..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/332gtJS Get More Nigeria Political News

Some women’s rights advocates have criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to fulfill his promise of 35 per cent female representation on his list of ministerial nominees..... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/30XHhZX Get More Nigeria Metro News

A total of seven women made the 2019 ministerial nominees list of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure represents 16.3% of the total of 43 nominees.... Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2XZATEf Get More Nigeria Political News

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have dismissed reports suggesting that a new Petrol (Premium Motor Spirit) pump price is on the way, but recent developments indicate that a new price regime appears imminent. The NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division...

The Federal Government says it will grant tax incentives to private companies willing to fund the construction of major road projects in the six geopolitical zones of the country..... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2QwAB0F Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the extension of a funding facility by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for electricity generation companies (GENCOs) in the country. CBN had earlier stepped into the.... Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2w7qiXC Get more: Nigeria...

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, yesterday cleared the as air on issued of the last tranche of the Paris Club refunds, saying the sum of N691.560 billion had already been disbursed to... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2Jvq8Cc Get More Nigeria...

Imo Charter Forum (ICF), an umbrella body of different associations and stakeholders on governance and welfare of Imo State has urged the state’s incoming governor, Emeka Ihedioha to ensure that the.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2JYLWWl Get More Nigeria Political News

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Monday approved a new import levy on Cost, Insurance, and Freight (CIF) that will be charged on imports coming into Nigeria. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the … Read more via Channels...

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said that National Youth Service Corps NYSC members will now receive the new minimum wage as allowance. Swearing-in ceremony of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream One) Corps members Zainab Ahmed, speaking on Thursday, said “We have looked at the report and …...

Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed yesterday reiterated government’s resolve not to remove fuel subsidy. She made the emphasis against the backdrop of long queues emerging at some filling stations amid the fear that a removal was imminent..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria...

THE International Monetary Funds, IMF, may have run into difficulties with its positions on the management of Nigeria’s Oil revenue as the officials indicate that the Fund’s negative verdict was.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2IhgsL1 Get more: Nigeria Business News

Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, says the federal government will implement fuel subsidy removal gradually. Addressing the press on the sidelines of the ongoing spring meetings of the.... Read more via TheCable – http://bit.ly/2Kvl41T Get More Nigeria Political News

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the Nigerian government not to increase Value Added Tax (VAT). He stated this at the 11th National Bola Tinubu Colloquium held in Abuja to celebrate his 67th birthday on Thursday.... Read more via Sahara...

The national leader of Nigeria’s ruling party has opposed the federal government’s plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). He said an increase in VAT will reduce the purchasing power of Nigerian consumers and is capable of increasing hardship in the country..... Read more via Premium...

The federal government has concluded plans to increase revenue by introducing new taxes, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, told lawmakers on Wednesday..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2JKI50i Get More Nigeria Metro News

Dangote, Unilever, NLNG, Three Other Investors To Construct 19 Federal Roads Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, revealed this in a statement, adding that she will head a-13 man committee..... Read more via NaijaBizCom.Com – http://bit.ly/2FS87ft Get more: Nigeria Business News