The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has declared that Nigeria’s economy is experiencing appreciable growth that may see the high inflation in the country come down in a few months. Edun spoke on Sunday when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had reported …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum is marking the first anniversary of the Tinubu administration with a Policy Roundtable on the economy. The first edition of the Asiwaju Scorecard Series will hold on Tuesday, 21 May at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, starting by 9 am. Each of the programme’s two sessions will have as speaker the Minister of …

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses as part of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi) will significantly reduce transportation costs. The government also assured all that it would ultimately contribute to the control of the inflation rate. The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave the assurance when …

The Federal Government has outlined its strategic plan to counter the challenges posed by excess liquidity in the financial system, curb inflation and stabilise the economy. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, during a press briefing at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and …

The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary has invited the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as the Secretary, National Judicial Council for deliberation over the poor remuneration of judicial officials across the country. Also invited to the meeting slated for Monday, 25 March 2024, are the National President, Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, the Chairman, Revenue …

The Federal Government has confirmed that it is in talks with the World Bank for a $1.5 billion budget support loan. The government also said it would release a new Medium-Term Expenditure Framework later this month. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, made the disclosure on Saturday during a press conference at the …