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… to Launch National Bioeconomy Strategic Framework By Emanuel Elebeke The Federal government says the successor Medium, Term National Development Plan: 2021-2025 will be ready soon. The Plan together with the Agenda 2030 of the federal government is expected to accentuate and provide a coordinated approach for harnessing the inherent potentials of the bio-economy, towards
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By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has dismissed the salary padding and money laundering case filed against the staff of the state’s Ministry of Finance, Mrs Charity Ukonu, Uche Udeachara and Idika Kalu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for lack of evidence and diligent
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Mr Mohammed Dikwa, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning says there has been a reduction in reported cases of whistle blowing due to some challenges. Dikwa said this at a national workshop to discuss the draft bill of the whistleblowing policy in Abuja on Thursday. He explained
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The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning will ensure that the last batch of staff are captured into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Mrs Zainab Ahmed made this known while defending the ministry’s 2020 budget estimates before the Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday. Ahmed said that the officers from the
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By Levinus Nwabughiogu The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General, Tukur Buratai has advocated for a separate budgetary system for the Nigerian army where it would not be included in the current envelope system. To this end, he appealed to the National Assembly to prevail on the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning for
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The revenue of the states in the country will be further strained in the coming months owing to their rising debt portfolio and cost of servicing those debts.
Read MoreMembers of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on non-implementation of the 2015 Appropriation Act, have expressed dismay over the handling of the fiscal plan, especially the 2015 budget and the public debt by the Ministry of Finance.
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