The NEC's Ad-Hoc Committee on Covid-19 was chaired by Osinbajo and included the most powerful financial officials in the country: Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed budget minister Clement Agba deputy oil minister Timipre Sylva NNPC managing director Mele Kyari and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele...
In the application for the IMF loan in April Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said the government would allow a 'more unified and flexible exchange rate regime' increase tax revenues to 15% of gross domestic product and set power tariffs at market rates by 2021...
Also on Osinbajo's committee is Emefiele Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed the NNPC's Kyari Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva and four other key ministers: Chris Ngige (labour); Niyi Adebayo (trade and industry); Sadiya Farouq (humanitarian affairs); and Babatunde Fashola (works and housing)...
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...
