Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, has been appointed the chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the African Union (AU) Peace Fund.
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Another Buhari’s minister resigns
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, has resigned her appointment to run for elective positions in the 2019 general elections. She is running to represent the Damaturu/Tarmuwa/Gujba/Gulani federal constituency of Yobe State in the National Assembly. She defeated her son-in law, Mohammed Bukar Abba Ibrahim, to emerge flagbearer […]
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Yachts, private jet owners to pay luxury tax from 2019
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed has said that owners of yachts and private jets in the country will begin payment of luxury items from 2019. Why Catholic leaders don’t own private jets – Archbishop Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the minister said excise duties would be introduced in some areas while […]
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Paris Club refund: FG puts total disbursement to states at $5.4bn
Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed said an additional N488 billion has been refunded to states to undertake Federal Government projects. Uche Usim, Abuja Federal Government said it has disbursed $5.4 billion to states from the Paris Club excess deductions refund. Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who made the disclosure during the maiden quarterly […]
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N800b subsidy arrears: Fuel scarcity looms as oil marketers deny agreement with FG
Adewale Sanyaolu The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA), on Saturday, denied having an agreement with the Federal Government over the settlement of N800 billion fuel subsidy arrears owed its members. The Federal Government had in a statement signed last week by the Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister […]
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Kaduna gets N13b SIP fund – Minister
Uche Usim, Abuja Counting on the gains of Federal Government’s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, on Sunday, disclosed that Kaduna State has benefited over ₦13.5 billion from the scheme since its inception. Ahmed who made this known at the weekend at the Federal College of Education, Zaria during […]
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Labour insists on strike tomorrow
Organised Labour had threatened to commence an indefinite strike to press for the increase in the national minimum wage from the current N18,000. Bimbola Oyesola, Simeon Mpamugoh, Desmond Mgboh, Kano, Raphael Ede, Enugu, Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye and Godwin Tsa, Abuja Hope that the planned industrial action billed to begin tomorrow would be shelved has been dimmed […]
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FAAC: FG, Sates, LGAs share N648.7bn in Sept.
Samuel Bello, Abuja The Federal Government, 36 States of the federation, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the 774 Local Government Areas on Thursday shared N648.710 billion as subvention for September 2018. The gross statutory revenue for the month was N569.281 billion, which was lower than the N627.139 billion shared in August by N57.858 billion. […]
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FG, states, LGs share N648.7bn in September
The breakdown for the month of September shows that gross revenue available from VAT was N79.154 billion as against N114.542 billion in the preceding month Samuel Bello, Abuja The Federal Government, 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory and and 774 Local Government Areas on Thursday, shared N648.710 billion as subvention for September 2018. READ […]
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Minister set to present Public Finance Management Bill to FEC
THE Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, disclosed that arrangement had been concluded to present the proposed Public Finance Management Bill 2018 to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), for its approval before it […]
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