Tag: Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala

The Abuja Light Rail will be completed May 2-15, the contractors say

The summit is on financing infrastructure development in Africa. -------------------------------------- President Goodluck Jonathan will depart Abuja Saturday evening for Dakar ...

The Nigerian Customs Service says FG spends recklessly on waivers on import/export that do benefit the economy. The Revenue Mobilisation, ...

The Senate committee says suspended CBN Governor Sanusi lied The Nigerian Senate has rejected claims by the suspended governor of ...

“But, if one looks at the actual (figure), it was not up to that. It would be only 1.2 or ...

“General Abacha was one of the most notorious kleptocrats in memory, who embezzled billions from the people of Nigeria while ...

She also said that 75 per cent of registered companies, especially Small and Medium Enterprises, were not in the tax ...

"There are few areas of distortions and there are those areas that are very serious.” President Goodluck Jonathan has not ...

"If you are two young people married and working, you have to be able to find a system where you ...

Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said she is delighted to be honoured. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the President, Dangote Group, ...

Minister has 48 hours to comply with order or risk being committed for contempt of court. The Minister of Finance, ...

"In his citation, Mr. Dangote is referred as “Africa's richest man who does good, in addition to doing well.” The ...

“The FRC is central to the country’s quest for improvements in fiscal governance.” The Centre for Social Justice, CSJ, on ...

Ms. Okonjo-Iweala was recognized and honoured "for her uncommon courage and capacity to deliver on the economy and leadership, in ...

“If one looks at the 2014 budget, one would find out that it is filled with lots of frivolous, unclear ...

This column is kiss-ing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala this week. It will in fact be the shortest piece I’ve ever offered ...

Minister faults World Bank's classification of Nigeria based on large population. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday reacted ...

Ms. Okonjo-Iweala says there is need to ensure long-term financial sustainability of the Foundation. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ...

The Federal Government plans to establish rice levy fund to support local rice production. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural ...

Governors aim to resolve clashes between farmers and pastorialists. The National Economic Council, NEC, has raised alarm over imminent "shortage ...

The retreat is to discuss corruption, dwindling state of education, and Nigeria’s dependence on oil. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, ...

The new official policy would be announced soon. Confusion trails the Federal Government’s policy on rice importation as two ministers ...

Import duty on rice will be reviewed from the current 110 per cent. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on ...

Yerima Ngama was the immediate past finance minister. The immediate past Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama, on Tuesday said he ...

The minister, however, said Nigeria's domestic debt is very high. The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday said that the nation's ...