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FG Announces $800m World Bank Grant For Subsidy Palliatives
The Federal Government has announced a $800 million World Bank grant, as part of its subsidy palliatives measures.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National...
Defence, Security sectors gulp 13.4% of 2023 budget – Finance Minister
The Defence and Security sectors have been allocated N2.98 trillion or 13.4 per cent of the 2023 budget.Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance,...
REVEALED: How Much FG Targeted as GDP By 2050?
The federal government has said it is targeting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of over $12 trillion and per capita income of $33,000 per...
Budget Padding: Senate, Ministers Battle Over 206bn
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has disclosed that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, added N206bn to...
When Fuel Subsidy Regime Will End? By Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023.Ahmed said...
FG Approves N470bn for University Revitalisation, Upwards Review of Lecturers’ Salary
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved N470bn special fund in the 2023 budget for university revitalisation and upward review of lecturers’ salaries.The Minister...
N3.36tn Allocated For Fuel Subsidy In 2023 as Debt Profile Hits $102bn – Finance Minister
The Federal Government says N3.36tn has been allocated for fuel subsidy in 2023 as Nigeria’s debt profile hits $102bn.The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed,...
FG Propose N19.76trn Budget for 2023, Deficit at N12.41trn
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Monday said the government is proposing an aggregate expenditure of N19.76 trillion for...
FG’s N1.3trn electricity intervention fund didn’t produce significant result – Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and planning, says the N1.3 trillion intervention fund the federal government provided for the power sector has not...
FG under Pressure Over Rising Foreign Debts — Finance Minister
Public agitations against rising foreign debts have put pressure on the Federal Government to ensure prudent utilisation of foreign loans, even as it has...