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Representative of the Minister of Finance Mr Stephen Okon, Head of Department, Market Development Department, Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Nestor Ikeagu and Principal Manager, Investor Education Division SEC Mr Ahaneku Ikechukwu during the  SEC Enlightenment Workshop and Investor Clinic Session with the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and its Agencies

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Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said state governments requesting for allocations to run their states “put pressure” on the Federal Government of Nigeria in ways that affect the government’s desire to save into the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) account. The Minister said the government likes to make savings into the account a routine rather …

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—As Presidency Confirms Resignation Tayo Olanipekun The Presidency said it has accepted the resignation of the Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and that the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has been appointed to oversee the Ministry of Finance with effect from today. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known …

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned. According to Daily Trust,sources close to her said she relinquished her position to protect President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 return to Presidency. It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter. According to the newspaper’s source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining …

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Tayo Olanipekun Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, said measures introduced by the government have in the last three years helped the nation in recovering billions of naira in looted public funds, tax recovery and also in reducing the cost of running public offices. A total of N283, 071,347,302 has been recovered as well as saved as a result of the …

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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has explained that the newly launched Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) is a credible platform put in place for defaulting Nigerian taxpayers to work out a flexible way to pay their outstanding tax liabilities due from them relating to the last six relevant tax years, regularize their tax transactions and obtain …

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The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had cleared the inherited arrears of accrued pension benefits for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 by releasing N41.5bn and N12.5bn for January, February and March this year to the National Pension Commission for onward payment to retirees. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, confirmed the release of the money in a …

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FG is Committed to Infrastructure Financing’—Adeosun The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Tuesday emphasised the importance critical infrastructure projects, especially in the areas of Rail and Power to the country’s economic development. She spoke during the visit of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Zhou Pingjian, to her office in Abuja. Adeosun described the commitment of the current …

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Adeosun Speaks at Workshop on Cost Management, Says Eliminating Waste is a National Duty   The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government would soon issue a new template on approved expenses for state-owned enterprises as efforts are being intensified to control the nation’s recurrent expenditure. The Minister gave the hint at a workshop …

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In recent times, the news space has been awash with news and opinion articles about the immediate past Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Most of the features have stemmed from people with questionable character and, unfortunately, the local media have been complicit in aiding their spread. As if her continuous strides in the international horizon are touching old wounds, Okonjo-Iweala …

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