Zainab Ahmed

The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Petroleum Products Subsidy Regime from 2013 to 2022 have grilled the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed over payments of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) by the Federal Government. Zainab Ahmed recently disclosed that the government ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to call for the sack of Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed. This was recently revealed in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Zainab Ahmed is trying to mislead Nigerians because the admission by Central Bank ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that the delay in sending the supplementary budget to the National Assembly for the purchase of military hardware is as a result of the military taking too long to submit the aggregate amount required ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that the Finance Bill 2020, was designed to reduce import duties on some commodities, including vehicles. The minister stated this when she fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, and Nigerians have been ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that Nigeria’s land borders may soon be reopened. She revealed this recently during an interview with State House correspondents on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. According to her, the presidential committee set up on the matter ...

The Minster of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that Nigeria would exit the current recession lasted early next year. She revealed this recently while speaking at he 26th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#26) organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. According to her, ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has come out to beg parents to instill family values in their children. She revealed this recently in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. ...

The Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that Nigeria’s economy will surely go into recession. She revealed this today after the National Economic Council meeting. According to her, with the work that the Economic Accessibility Committee is doing to bring stimulus packages, Nigeria will be able to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states in the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed revealed this as she answered questions from journalists at a news conference in Abuja ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has come out to say that the outbreak of Coronavirus has impacted the country’s oil revenue negatively. Zainab revealed this as she answered questions from State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), ...

The Senate has urged Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed to educate the citizens on the proposed increase of Value Added Tax, VAT from five percent to 7.5 percent and its consequences. According to the Senate, the explanation is important since Nigerians would like to know the precise items excluded from ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has come out to say that Nigeria’s N25.7 trillion debt is not anything to worry about. Mrs. Zainab said there is nothing to be bothered about because, despite the international and domestic debt stock, the country is not in a debt ...

The Federal Government is thinking about introducing excise duties on carbonated drinks (like soft drinks), according to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. Mrs Zainab revealed this in a recent interview with newsmen on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings ...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said there are debts owed by states and government enterprises that are yet to be recovered. Mrs Zainab Ahmed revealed this during a panel discussion on Debt Transparency at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, United ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase will have a negative effect on consumption by urban communities and the richer sections of the population. Mrs Zainab, who disclosed this at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday indicated that it was working round the clock to come up with a policy that would monitor, regulate and control the number of children a woman can give birth to. It went ahead to make it known that it has launched a massive consultation of ...