Bayelsa Assembly Passes N242.187bn Appropriation

Barely two days after presentation of the 2020 appropriation bill by Governor Douye Diri, Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed the N242.187 billion budget into...

Lalong Commences Production of Post COVID-19 Economic Blueprint

From Jude Dangwam, Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has directed the State Economic Advisory Council to come up with a practical post – coronavirus economic...

COVID-19: ECOWAS Leaders Advocate Debt Cancelation for Africa

By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday joined the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States...

FAAC Shares N780.9bn to for March 2020

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N780.926 billion as accrued revenue for March 2020 to the three...

Global Remittances to Decline by 20 Percent – World Bank

By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The World Bank has said global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to the economic...

Diri Presents N242.3bn 2020 Appropriation Bill to Bayelsa Assembly

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, presented an appropriation bill of N242.283 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly....

CBN Governor, Emefiele, Points The Future of Nation’s Economy After COVID-19

Why Nigeria Not Beneficiary of Recent IMF Debt Relief – Ahmed

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja  The Federal Government has clarified that Nigeria will not  benefit from the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt relief for 25 countries....

Finance Commissioners Commiserates with AGF Over Treasury House Fire

By Tony Obiechina, AbujaThe Forum of Commissioners for Finance of the Federation has commiserated with the Accountant- General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris over the recent...

COVID-19 Gulps $8 trillion Globally in Response Packages – IMF

  By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The International Monetary Fund, Wednesday, said so far, countries around the globe have taken fiscal actions amounting to about $8 trillion to...