Tag: Budget and National Planning.

SERAP sues Buhari over failure to publish details of N800b recovered funds

  The SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, over his failure to publish details of names of people from whom N800 billion…

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In 2-Day ECOWAS Workshop, Nigeria,Ghana thrash out trade dispute

The Federal Government on Thursday said the current trade dispute between Nigeria and Ghana was part of issues being addressed at the two-day National Consultation Workshop on ECOWAS Post-2020 Vision…

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World Bank Board’s Meeting Failure Delays Nigeria’s Loan Request

The $1.5 billion, which is the first tranche of the federal government’s $3 billion request from the World Bank is to be delayed as the much-awaited meeting of the multilateral…

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FG: Nigeria heading for recession in Q4 2020

Nigeria is heading for another recession in the fourth quarter of this year, the Federal Government declared on Friday. According to the government, findings showed that the country’s Gross Domestic…

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Buhari Signs N10.8tn Revised Budget, Assures MDAs on Capital Votes

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed into law the revised 2020 budget of N10.8 trillion with an assurance that the government’s ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) will receive 50…

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Zainab Ahmed: Why Nigeria can’t stop borrowing

Amid growing concerns over Nigeria’s debt profile, the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said the dual reality of COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the…

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Buhari Approves Import Duty, VAT Waivers For Critical Medical Equipment

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the waiver of import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for critical medical equipment and supplies. The Presidency revealed this in a series of tweets…

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