Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has urged potential investors in Nigerian to take advantage of the present wave of change to tap from the huge benefits inherent in the economy. She described Nigeria as a safe haven for foreign investors.
Ahmed described Nigeria’s business climate as favourable.  “Our N6,08 trillion budget is designed to stimulate and reflect our economy, we are making conscious efforts at reducing barriers of doing business in Nigeria. Our government is heavily fighting corruption and insecurity challenges is almost successfully tackled,” she said. The minister also stated that the 2016 budget which is zero based is designed to reflect the economy for the creation of jobs and boost the productive sectors of the economy. She said the robust Monitoring & Evaluation mechanism put in place by her ministry will ensure implementation of the budget and see to it that funds are released based on performance.

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