National Economic Council

Buhari halts deductions from state allocations

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the  suspension of deductions from state allocations on the N689.5 billion salary…

Nigeria’s wealth in agriculture, Buhari tells NEC retreat

President Muhammadu Buhari has opened the retreat by the National Economic Council throwing random ideas…

Buhari says Nigeria’s blackout butt of jokes, promises 10,000MWs

The varied jokes Nigerians make of the parlous situation in the electricity sector have  resonated…

National Economic Council goes on retreat

The National Economic Council, NEC, will hold a two-day retreat next week beginning Monday, March 21…

Nigeria probes dollar revenues, remitted in naira

Nigeria's  National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and…

NNPC, NPA, NIMASA dollar revenue for probe

Nigeria's  Federal government on Thursday asked the Governor Adams Oshiomhole led ad-hoc committee on remittances…

Nigerian governors, Osinbajo meet on the economy

Nigeria's state governors and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are holding a meeting of the National…

18 states benefit from bailout loan, CBN gov briefs NEC

*DMO's boss Nwankwo says N574billion state loan restructured Eighteen states in Nigeria have benefited from…

Nigeria: Excess Crude account swells by $100m, despite falling oil prices

Nigeria's National Economic Council has been told  that the Excess Crude Account (ECA) stood at $2.207…

Okonjo-Iweala replies governors: I didn't unilaterally spend $2.1bn

Nigeria's former minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has described allegations that she spent…