Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday declared its support for the federal government’s recent approval of a 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and diesel. MAN said it viewed the tariff as a strategic step and patriotic policy that aligned with the Nigeria First agenda and its long-standing advocacy for local content development and patronage of Made-in-Nigeria.
Nigeria is intensifying its engagement with German investors to secure deeper collaboration in technology transfer, skills development, and legal migration — key drivers of the country’s ambition to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has called for result-oriented collaboration between Nigeria and Germany to achieve the former’s $1 trillion economy target by 2030.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has called for partnerships with German companies to support Nigeria’s drive toward achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has expressed confidence that the Nigerian government’s target of achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030 is within reach.
The Federal Government has urged the United Nations to assist Nigeria in accessing long-term funding to address humanitarian challenges associated with internal displacement. Speaking during a roundtable on Humanitarian Development, Peacebuilding Approaches to Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister for Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, urged the UN to assist the Federal Government in accessing long-term funds to find sustainable solutions to internal displacements.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in promoting population management, reproductive health, and gender equality.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in promoting population management, reproductive health, and gender equality.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in promoting population management, reproductive health, and gender equality.
The Federal Government has appealed to its development partners to design interventions that are closely aligned with Nigeria’s cultural and faith-based values, stating that such alignment is crucial for achieving stronger and more sustainable results.
Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that between 97 and 98 per cent of Nigerian workers are exempted from the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax under the new tax law. He added that the Federal Government generated about N3.36 trillion in revenue last year.
Dr. Sanusi Lamido, Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stated that Nigerian economy is on the right path of recovery. Lamido, who stated this at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit(NES#31) in Abuja on Tuesday evening, praised the Central Bank of Nigeria for stabilising the economy through various measures and initiatives introduced.
Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has insisted that the current economic reforms of the present administration must translate into better living conditions among Nigerians.
At a breakfast meeting during the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), on Tuesday, in Abuja, Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Hon. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to lifting Nigerians out of poverty, one ward at a time, stating that President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme is From Wards to Wealth, Minister Bagudu, made this disclosure in a bold National Plan to End Poverty by 2030.
The Nigerian government has set an ambitious five-year target to eliminate poverty that has more than doubled since the current administration introduced policies that have thrown more people into the poverty cycle.
On Thursday, 2nd October, 2025, the National Coordinator of the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity Governance Programme (HOPE-Gov), Dr. Assad Hassan, led members of the National Programme Coordination Unit to the HOPE Primary Health Care (HOPE-PHC) office for a strategic mini workshop.
The Hon. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP) Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu CON with the new Chief Representative of JICA in Nigeria Mr. Ishigame Keiji, the Acting Permanent Secretary FMBEP Dr. Sampson Ebimaro, management Staff of the Ministry (R), the outgoing Chief Representative of JICA in Nigeria Mr. Yuzurio Susumu, members of his delegation and an aide to the Minister (L) during the courtesy visit yesterday.
The Federal Government of Nigeria is to benefit from a Five Hundred Million Dollar loan facility from the World Bank for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) project in the country.
Federal Government on Monday trained MDAs staff drawn from Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) departments on formulation and development of sector strategic plans in Edo.
Nigeria and China are actively deepening their partnership in economic development, which is characterized by a strong emphasis on the exchange of experiences and collaborative efforts across a variety of sectors, which are: Trade, Energy, Finance, Custom, agriculture, amongst others.