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    Okonjo-Iweala Says Taxes Needed For Infrastructure Development

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, said at a stakeholders’ forum on Non-oil Tax Revenue Capacity Enhancement Programme, this morning in Lagos that the recent Gross Domestic Product, GDP, rebasing exercise showed Nigeria as a more diversified economy […] More

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    Okonjo Iweala’s Losing Battle at the Ports

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow One after the other, regulatory agencies that were driven from the ports in 2011 to decongest the ports and reduce the cycle of clearing goods are finding their way back He could hardly curtail his anger. As he walked along the corridor of […] More

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    Nigeria: An Economy to Watch

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The world celebrates Nigeria as the next largest economy in Africa and one of the emerging investment havens in the world, but to many Nigerians, the new economic status is a sad reminder of the paradox of a rich nation and its poor […] More

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    No Cause for Alarm

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister, sends a 102-page document to the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, showcasing the government’s achievement so far Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy, has probably never been under as much pressure as she […] More