Nigeria can block loopholes that have cost the federal government tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenue if the National Assembly approves the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Nigeria’s first female Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke had in the first quarter of the this year commissioned a Petroleum […]
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Opposition as Reps move to abridge CBN autonomy
Stakeholders in the financial sector, including a former Minister of Finance, Mr. Adamu Ciroma, and an ex-Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Chief Joseph Sanusi, on Monday, opposed the bid by the House of Representatives to tamper with the CBN autonomy. They cautioned the House against altering the globally accepted trend, […]
Federal Republic of Nigeria’s 2013 Budget Speech
Budget 2013 THEME: “Fiscal Consolidation with Inclusive Growth” By His Excellency Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Before A Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja INTRODUCTION 1. It is my pleasure and honour to present the 2013 Federal Budget Proposal before this esteemed Joint Session […]
