Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed has explained why the excess crude account has been depleted. The federal government had in a communiqué issued at the end of the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting for July, said the balance in the ECA dropped from $35.37 million to $376,655 in June. No further details was provided. Speaking at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday July 27, Ahmed …
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Foluke Daramola has reacted after she and her colleagues were called out for singing Tinubu’s praise in a viral video. The video shows some Nollywood stars, sitting around a conference table, and chanting, “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu”. This earned them criticisms from Nigerians. Some people accused them of collecting money to endorse Tinubu. Reacting Foluke said she and her colleagues’ presence at the gathering had nothing to do with politics. She said though she’s a card carrying …
The wedding reception of Dr. Hauwa Mohammed, daughter of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed to her husband, Mohammed Lawal, held in Abuja on Friday night, September 3. Dignitaries in attendance were former President Goodluck Jonathan; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Governor Seyi Makinde, among others. See more photos below
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that majority of vehicles imported into Nigeria were stolen. The Minister said this while delivering a keynote address at the zonal sensitisation seminar on the National Vehicle Registry (VREG) policy in Abuja on Thursday, August 12. Tribune quotes the Minister as saying ”The National Bureau of Statistics confirmed that between 2015 and 2019, Nigeria imported an average of 300,000 vehicles with an average of 48 per …
Former Governor of Zamfara state, Ahmad Sani Yerima has been summoned to appear before an Independent Investigative Panel (IIP) set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe alleged police impunity. The order was given after Yerima was accused of using some police officers to arrest, torture and detain a Katsina State-based businessman, Alhaji Musa Wapa, over a claim of N23 million. Yerima’s name was reportedly mentioned many times in Wapa’s complaint before the Justice Suleiman Galadima …
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has debunked claims of having plans to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) and other taxes in 2021. Ahmed who defended her Ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Finance in Abuja, dismissed claims of an imminent increase in VAT and other taxes in the proposed Finance Bill to be presented to the National Assembly soon. The minister said; “There will be no increase in VAT or any form of taxes because we see …