Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, yesterday, highlighted that challenges facing agriculture go beyond insecurity to include high cost of fuel.

President Bola Tinubu has called for equitable access to capital for developing countries, saying such will provide the much-needed resources for development, thus solving some of the most pressing challenges in the world today. Speaking at the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement at the weekend in Kampala, Uganda,…

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari; Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget Planning, Atiku Bagudu, and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have met to boost food production and reduce food inflation.

Economist and former Minister of Finance, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu; the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka, Alfred Ugochukwu Achebe; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, and others, have urged the Federal Government to revise its industrial policies to one that is more valuable to protect local industry.

The Minister for Budgeting and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu has defended the newly-passed 2023 supplementary budget for ministries, departments, and agencies totaling N2.176 trillion, saying it aims to provide a comprehensive approach to combatting insecurity and improving the lives of Nigerians impacted by the crisis. Bagudu emphasised that the provisions for capital expenditure outlined in…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, wrote the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the lawmakers for a supplementary appropriation bill of N2,176,791,286,033. The president in a letter read at plenary, the speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, said the supplementary budget is aimed at addressing labour wage adjustments, security, and other matters. Aside from that, the…

Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, ratified a decision to raise a supplementary budget of N2.2 trillion. The budget will provide N300 billion for repairs of the Eko and Third Mainland bridges, and construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads nationwide.

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria is a safe haven for foreign investors to take advantage of. The minister said this during a press briefing at the end of the 2023 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. He said: ” Nigeria is an investment haven for investors, despite…

The Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the federal government was facing enormous challenges, noting that it was barely managing to pay salaries. Bagudu stated this at the 30th Annual Development Forum organised by the Live Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) in Abuja on Thursday. While emphasizing the need…

Notwithstanding the volatility of the foreign exchange market, the Federal Government yesterday, benchmarked its 2024 budget on a crude oil price of $73.96 per barrel and an exchange rate of N700 to the dollar, while projecting N26 trillion for the fiscal year...

The federal government raised concerns about the negative effects of climate change, saying it is the single largest contributor to insecurity in the agricultural sector.

Kebbi Government says it will partner with Egyptian experts in agriculture and livestock production for the development of the state.