The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has said that Nigeria’s economy is witnessing a significant turnaround, driven by bold reforms, improved coordination, and a renewed focus on national priorities. In a feature interview for an upcoming TV documentary marking President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary, the Minister declared that the government’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working …

Budget and Economic Planning Minister Atiku Bagudu has said the Federal Government through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund had approved over N350 billion to support dams and expand other facilities across Nigeria. Bagudu said this while addressing reporters after condoling with former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa on the passing of his mother yesterday in Birnin …

Is the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) still around? Is the organisation still in existence? That was the weighty question Prof. Ikechukwu Okoro, a visually impaired Nigerian and Iowa State University don, slammed on me the moment I informed him of my mission in Kampala, Uganda. Okoro and I had met on our way to Addis-Ababa – me, en route Kampala; and …

President Bola Tinubu has advocated a review of global taxation, explaining that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative. He also affirmed the country’s belief in and commitment towards multilateralism as a way of addressing global challenges. Represented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu at the Third South Summit of …

With the yet-to-be-verified list of ministerial nominees, the media is awash with the potential appointment of some former governors as Ministers in the coming cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Some of those prominently touted as possible ministerial nominees include but not limited to ex-governors Bello Matawalle, Abdullahi Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu, who were immediate past governors of Zamfara, Kano …