Budget and National Planning Minister, Udoma Udo Udoma, at the weekend, in Beijing, made a strong case why the Chinese government should assist Nigeria financially in funding critical major infrastructure projects in the country.
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo-Udoma, has commenced discussions with the management of the Chinese EXIM Bank in Beijing, China, that will lead to the implementation of the various projects discussed during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to China.
The federal government has unveiled key benchmarks for the budget of 2017.
This was done by Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo-Udoma during a medium term fiscal framework public consultative forum with civil society organisations and the private sector.
The Federal Government has commenced collation of data towards addressing infrastructure imbalance in all the zones of the country, with a view to stemming the tide of restiveness, corruption and poverty.
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and her counterpart in the Budget Ministry, Udoma Udo- Udoma today gave conflicting assessment of the state of the Nigerian economy.
Adeosun, who appeared before the Senate to brief the lawmakers on the state of the economy, remarked that the economy was technically in a state of recession.
