President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch new designs and replace high value naira... Read More
Zainab Ahmed
Naira redesign: CBN doesn’t owe you any explanation – Moghalu tells Finance Minister
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Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has said that the apex bank does not owe the Federal Ministry... Read More
“We’re not consulted” – Finance Ministry disowns CBN’s naira redesign
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has distanced the ministry from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s move to redesign some... Read More
Court fixes Monday for doctors’ contempt suit against finance minister
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The National Industrial Court will on Monday hear a contempt suit filed by medical doctors under the auspices of Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in... Read More
The Federal Government has shed more light on the reason for the suspension of its plan to remove petrol subsidy. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed... Read More
$2bn tax remittance: MTN has payment plan with FIRS – Finance Minister
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Telecommunications company, MTN, has a payment plan with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to pay the tax remittance of two billion dollars. Mrs Zainab... Read More
Court bars Finance Minister, others from slashing salaries of medical doctors in academics
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The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, from reviewing downward the salaries and allowances of members... Read More
MDAs Did Not Remit N3 Trillion to Consolidated Revenue Fund In 6 Years – Senate
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Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC – Lagos), on Sunday said that Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) did not remit over N3... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, revealed that the federal government borrowed about $5.9 billion in 2020, to... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the sack of Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, over Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki’s... Read More
The Federal Government has debunked a claim by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki that it printed N60 billion to support March allocation to states and... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instil family values in their children as a way to save... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says unless Nigeria achieves a very strong third quarter 2020 economic performance, the country can slide into recession... Read More
The Federal Government on Friday declared that Nigeria is heading towards another recession in the fourth quarter of this year 2020. According to the Government,... Read More
Don’t Honour US Treasury Request – Obasanjo, Zainab Ahmed Write AFDB Board
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed have written to the board of the African Development Bank... Read More
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has announced that the Nigerian economy will experience another recession in 2020. The finance minister... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the Oronsaye report which suggested the scrapping of some Federal Government Agencies and the merging of others.... Read More
President Buhari has approved the engagement of 774,000 Nigerians to serve as volunteers in a special public works programme aimed at cushioning the effect of... Read More
Finance Minister Distances Ministry From Failed $460m Abuja CCTV Project, Fingers Police Affairs Ministry
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has distanced the ministry from a failed $460 million project for the installation of Close-Circuit... Read More
Companies Earning Less Than N25m Exempted From Paying Company Tax -FG
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has said that the Finance Bill 2019 when signed into law, will exempt small businesses... Read More
The ministers of finance, Zainab Ahmed and the works and housing minister, Babatunde Fashola, said the federal government can’t stop borrowing to carry out projects.... Read More
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 7.2% new VAT rate on consumer goods which will become effective sometime in the year 2020. Also... Read More
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, justified the increasing borrowing... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to speak out on the purported declaration by Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, that the... Read More
Buhari’s Ministers Insist on Selling Federal Government Assets to Fund 2018 Budget
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Nigeria’s Ministers of Finance as well as Budget and National Planning have jointly insisted that the 2018 budget cannot be funded without selling off several... Read More
Finance Minister Vows To Punish Those Responsible For Skye Bank’s Failure
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The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has vowed to ensure the prosecution of those responsible for the failure of Skye Bank. Ahmed, who took over... Read More
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria’s debt appears high because the country is currently facing a low revenue challenge. Ahmed, during a... Read More
Nigeria Airways Pensioners to Undergo New Verification before getting Benefits
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Just when the former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways taught they will finally heave a sigh of relief, another obstacle has been thrown their... Read More
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, and other directors of the Ministry, on Monday received the Supervising Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of plotting to help former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, flee the country. This... Read More
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