Tag Archives: Zainab Ahmed

IPPIS: 96,090 Out Of About 137,016 Lecturers Already Enrolled – FG

The Federal Government has disclosed that over 96,090 (70 percent) out of about 137,016 (less than 30 percent) of university lecturers have already enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), urging ASUU to encourage the remaining 40,926 members to comply with the process.

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We’ll Show Nigerians Why We Borrow–Finance Minister

Malpass, Ahmed and other Panelists on Borrowing and Transparency

**Senator Says Debts Okay For Development Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC The government is willing to show to Nigerians what projects its various debts are tied to as details of these are not currently in the public domain, the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, has said. She made this known on Thursday at a panel discussion during the World Bank/IMF ongoing Annual …

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75% Of Nigerians Want To Pay Taxes–Finance Minister

Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC A survey has shown that no fewer than 75 per cent of Nigerians are ready and willing to pay taxes, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed. She also said that plans were already afoot to levy excise duties on carbonated drinks as she explained to journalists, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington …

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TSA Transaction Value Hits N30tr Says FG

A delegation from The Gambia Ministry of Finance and Economic Matters, the Central Bank of The Gambia and the country’s Accountant-General on Monday began a two-week strategic training in Abuja towards understudying the successful implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in Nigeria.

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No Plan To Remove Fuel Subsidy—Finance Minister

Tayo Olanipekun, Washington DC Nigeria does not have any “imminent” plan to remove fuel subsidy as there are currently no buffers to cushion the effect of such action, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said. The Minister said this in Washington DC Sunday morning during a briefing with journalists on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, adding that …

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$8.1bn Refund: MTN Took Govt For Granted, Says Finance Minister

– ‘Telecom firm only responded after CBN’s sanction’ Big businesses operating in Nigeria take the Federal Government and stipulated regulations for granted, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, declared on Tuesday. Ahmed, who was responding to a question on the recent sanction that was imposed on MTN Nigeria Communications Limited by the Central Bank of Nigeria, while speaking during a …

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Zainab Ahmed Assumes Office 72 Hours After Adeosun’s Exit

The newly appointed Acting Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on Monday assumed office after her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to replace Kemi Adeosun, who resigned. According to the News Agency Of Nigeria‘s Twitter handle, @nanonlineng, she assumed office today (Monday) and is currently reading the handover note. Until her recent appointment, Ahmed was the Minister of State, Budget …

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Trusted Associates Gave Me Fake NYSC Certificate, Says Adeosun

—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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