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Finance Minister Leads High-Level Talks with Global Partners to Boost Energy Sector Under Mission 300

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Ayo Olowo1 Comment

In a significant move to tackle Nigeria’s energy challenges, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has ramped up engagements with international development partners. The high-level meetings, held in Abuja this week, focused on advancing Nigeria’s leadership role in Mission 300, a continental initiative designed to accelerate electricity access across Africa. […]

Buhari discusses Economy with Adeosun and Emefiele

Buhari accepts Adeosun’s resignation, appoints Zainab Ahmed as replacement

September 15, 2018Ayo Olowo

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Kemi Adeosun as minister of finance. In a related development, Buhari approved that Zainab Ahmed, the minister of state for budget and national planning, should oversee the ministry immediately. This was contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. In her resignation letter, the former minister […]

Read full text of Adeosun’s resignation letter as she shares her side of the story

September 15, 2018Ayo Olowo1 Comment

Kemi Adeosun says her NYSC exemption certificate was screened and cleared by the House of Assembly in 2011, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Assembly in 2015 before she was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. In her resignation letter dated September 14, 2018, she said she had no reason to believe […]

Okonjo-Iweala reveals why she did not resign from Jonathan’s gov’t as she talks about “a dirty little secret in election funding”

May 18, 2018Ekene Onyeama

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, two-time minister of finance, has revealed why she did not resign from Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, despite calls for her to resign. Speaking about her recent book — Fighting Corruption is Dangerous — at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Okonjo-Iweala said resigning was the easiest way out, and she was […]

MINDBLOWING: We’ve received over 5,000 whistleblowing, could only act on 365 – Adeosun

August 16, 2017Ayo Olowo

NIGERIA – Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, says the federal government has received over 5,000 whistleblowing tips but could only act on 365. Since December 2016, when the policy was instituted in the country, the government says it has made first batch payment of N375.8 million to 20 whistleblowers who provided information that led to […]

2017 budget: FG set to release N350 billion for capital projects – Adeosun

June 19, 2017News Agency

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun said that the federal government was ready to release N350 billion, being the first tranche for implementation of the 2017 budget. Mrs. Adeosun said this on Monday in Abuja at the public presentation of 2017 Appropriation Act. She said that the Federal Government had enough cash available to immediately […]

Reps summon finance minister, AGF over N17 billion office equipment contract

June 2, 2017Ayo Olowo

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, over alleged payment of N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. It also summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and former Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Otunla, over the transaction. The three top officials are […]

All you need to know about the Development Bank of Nigeria

January 13, 2017Ayo Olowo

The mention of “Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN)” has left many with many questions on their lips, especially as to funding and accessibility. The Ministry of Finance, led by the minister, Kemi Adeosun has taken time to explain all you need to know about the bank which is expected to kick off operations in 2017. […]

Finance Minister: I never said “recession is just a word”

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016Ayo Olowo

Festus Akanbi, Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said the minister does not have any twitter account, and should not be linked to contents on the account that is currently trending. Akanbi, said in the statement issued on Thursday, that Adeosun’s attention had been drawn to a fake […]

Nollywood plays significant role in Nigerian economy – Adeosun

July 2, 2016Ayo Olowo

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Friday said the Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood, played a very important role in the country’s economy. She said this in Abuja at the film industry stakeholder’s workshop aimed at restructuring and reinvigorating Project ACT Nollywood. The Project ACT Nollywood is a N3 billion grant […]