The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has commended the performance of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) under the leadership of the Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. Mr Edun specifically commended the Service for its pivotal role in boosting Nigeria's economic recovery, as the federal government sets a ₦49tn expenditure target…

The federal government says it's leaving no stone unturned to attract foreign investors in the new year and rebrand the country's battered image abroad. Towards this end, the government is expected to sign a two-year tenure initiative with global media company, Bloomberg, to help revive the country's ailing economy. This was contained in a statement…

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the country needs to invest 20 billion dollars to achieve the economic targets by 2027. Edun said this during the citizens and stakeholders engagement on the implementation of presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables for the fourth quarter of 2024, in Abuja…

The Nigerian Government will in the coming day partner with Bloomberg to rebrand the country’s global image and attract foreign investments.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, presented what he described as an “ambitious but pragmatic” budget of N49.7 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly, setting the stage for intense debate on its practicality and feasibility of the key assumptions.

Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of…

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has seen positive indicators that the economy will turn around positively next year. 

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Monday, said there are positive indicators that Nigeria's economy is poised for a positive turnaround in 2025. Edun stated this while giving an overview of the expected 2025 budget proposal and the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper before members of…

Zenith Bank Plc has expanded its global footprint with the opening of Zenith Bank (UK), Paris Branch. The official commissioning, which took place on Wednesday, November 27, at 21 Rue de la Paix

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and adopt market-based pricing for foreign exchange has saved the nation an estimated $20 billion.

Resort by the Federal Government to import food under its interventionist policy to crash skyrocketing prices of food items and mitigate hardship in the country is pragmatic and should be supported by every stakeholder.

Industry experts have welcomed the Federal Government’s approval for a N250 billion real estate investment fund to provide affordable, long-term mortgages to Nigerians and expressed concerns about its implementation, sustainability, and role of existing institutions.