Breaking News! President @MBuhari approves the establishment of the #NigeriaYouthInvestmentFund , NYIF, to the tune of N75 Billion during today’s Council mtg following a memo presented by Minister of Youth and Sports Development @SundayDareSD The fund is to initially run for 3yrs
He ( prophet Muhammad )PBUH encouraged us to help ,feed and support the weak, the poor, the needy and the disabled.
#Ramadan#lockdownextension#COVIDー19
Hon. Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed @ZShamsuna has arrived at The Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos, Nigeria as part of her working visit. She is expected to attend the closing gong ceremony & deliver remarks. @nsenigeria #finminnigeria
The Annual @WorldBank@IMF Meetings traditionally are held in Washington, D.C. in addition to different member countries; focusing on issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness. #finminnigeria
Hon. Minister @zshamsuna & the Nigerian delegation have arrived Washington for the World Bank/IMF 2019 Annual Meetings. Discussions held at a briefing session with DG Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze; DG @nigerianstat @sgyemikale, Directors & Aides ahead of the meetings. #IMFMeetings2019
The IMFC met today at the #IMFMeetings in Washington DC to discuss the outlook and priorities for the global #economy. The IMFC committee advises and reports to the IMF Board of Governors. Read their communiqué: https://t.co/kncAbBsArA
It was a pleasure to meet Minister Ahmed @ZShamsuna and Central Bank Governor Emefiele today. We agreed on the importance of planned reforms, including stronger tax collection to provide resources for higher spending on health, education and poverty reduction. #Nigeria
“Nigeria plans to issue a 3rd Green Bond in 2020, that should triple Nigeria’s GHG emission reductions, drive investments in Education, Health & Stimulate economic growth” - @zshamsuna on climate action financing #imfmeetings2019#ClimateAction#finminnigeria
A key focus of a session I attended at the IMF was on debt transparency & how it can lead to better development outcomes. Minister @FinMinNigeria, @ZShamsuna who was one of the panelists, spoke on Nigeria’s effort to improve transparency in the acquisition &management of our debt
The Hon. Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning @ZShamsuna, Permanent Secretaries, DGs & Directors of the Ministry have arrived the Senate Building of @nassnigeria for 2020 Budget Defence Meetings. #Finminnigeria#finminbudget#Nigeria
I am currently in Washington DC, USA to attend the @IMFNews/ @WorldBank Annual Meetings. The Meetings each year bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, civil society, and academics to discuss issues of global concern,
planting trees in over 2000 hectares of land across Nigeria.
In 2020, we plan to issue a third Bond with which we intend to triple Nigeria’s GHG emission reductions, stimulate economic growth and drive investments in social programmes.
#FinMinNigeria#climate
Thread: The Hon. Minister of @finminnigeria, @Zshamsuna this morning in Washington DC addressed a joint press conference with @cenbank on the outcome of the 2019 International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group Annual Meetings. Details in thread #IMF#imfmeetings2019#WBGMeetings
Governor @cenbank and I had the pleasure of meeting with Managing Director of the #IMF@KGeorgieva. We discussed our Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative, planned reforms & essential resources to improve poverty reduction & boost investment in health and education in Nigeria.