Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama and Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed are trying to smooth things over with the neighbouring states badly hit by the shutdown but there is no sign of a U-turn...
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The economy ministers: Zainab Ahmed (Finance); Timipre Sylva (Petroleum Minister of State); Minister Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo (Trade and Investment); Chris Ngige (Labour); Olamilekan Adegbite (Mines); Mohammed Nanono (Agriculture); Rotimi Amaechi (Transport); and Sale Mamman (Power)...
Key to that was the Budget Minister Udo Udoma and Trade Minister Ugochukwu Enelamah who have both now left government and then deputy budget minister Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (AC Vol 58 No 1 Partisan politics runs riot)...
Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna 59)—a protégé of Kaduna State governor and 2023 presidential hopeful Nasir El Rufai will probably keep the finance portfolio...
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Buhari is yet to announce whether Zainab Ahmed from Kaduna State will be reappointed as finance minister in his second term...
Zainab Ahmed who took over from Kemi Adeosun after she was forced out last year has proved an effective and popular finance minister...
Last week Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed raised US$2...