Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday assigned portfolio to his 43 ministers. Buhari named Sale Mamman as the Minister of Power while Babatunde Fashola was named Minister of Works And Housing. While Buhari retains the petroleum ministry he announced Timipre Sylva as minister of state for petroleum. Lai Mohammed retains the information and culture ministry, also […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn 43 ministers into his cabinet about two months after his inauguration. The nominated ministers had been announced last month as they underwent screening at the Senate. All the 43 persons nominated by the president were confirmed in an exercise that lasted five days. Critics of the screening said it […]
Almost all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been indicted for financial wrongdoings in the latest fiscal assessment of the country. The indictment came against the backdrop of the much-talked-about fight against corruption being waged by the Federal Government. Some of the cases of irregularity included improper records of transactions, unsubstantiated claims and outright non-report. […]
Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) Monday commenced a five-day industrial action. “You are hereby directed to embark on a five (5) day strike effective from Monday, 19th to Friday, 23rd August 2019,” SSANU and NASU leaders, Peters Adeyemi and Samson Ugwoke said in a […]
The All Progressives Congress has condemned the attack on the immediate past Deputy Senate President and serving Senator, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra on Saturday in Nuremberg, Germany. The ruling party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said those involved in the despicable actions and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, to the Presidential Villa today to explain tax collection variations between 2015 and 2018. Specifically, President Buhari in a letter alleged variations in budgeted collections and actual takings reported by the agency within the period. The query was conveyed […]
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Human existence is under threat with the recent epidemics of Lassa fever, Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM), Yellow fever, Monkey pox, cholera, and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as the unknown Pathogen X. The epidemics, combined, since the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, have killed several thousands and maimed hundreds of thousands. In fact, the […]
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There is confusion over the state of food production in the country and the autonomy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) amid possible implications for the real sector, foreign investors and consumers. This followed the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari, which stopped the CBN from providing foreign exchange for food imports. Citing investors’ […]
On this edition of Strictly Politics, Segun is joined by Barrister Ojienoh as they review key ministers’ performance in President Buhari’s administration.