Category: Citizenship

Audu Ogbeh rises to the top 10 | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has risen to the top ten in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers. Ogbeh's rise is due to the ministry keeping its word that…

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Akinwunmi Ambode is the worst Nigerian governor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode is the worst Nigerian governor in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors. Ambode who prides himself with building roads across the state was proved wrong over…

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#Impact365: Super Eagles defender, Elderson Echiejile launches 100 Smiles Football Initiative for indigent children

Super Eagles and Sivasspor new signee, Elderson Echiejile has backed grassroots football as a major source for identifying and developing sport prodigies in the country. Echiejile said this at the…

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Enyinnaya Abaribe, Kabiru Marafa are the worst Nigerian senators | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

At plenary last Tuesday, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South moved a motion saying there was a vacuum in government because Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was not in the country…

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Melaye’s woes continue, Bukar Ibrahim in sex scandal, Murray-Bruce maintains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East Senatorial district has maintained the top position in this week's YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. Murray-Bruce dislodged Senate President Bukola Saraki last week from…

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South-East governors are the real MVPs | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

The Governors of the South Eastern region deserve a round of applause for their call over the weekend condemning "all hate speeches and misconduct from any segment of the country".…

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#Impact365: “We’re working to eliminate the myth that widowhood is a curse” – Hope Nwakwesi, founder of Almanah Hope Foundation

In this tell-all chat with YNaija's Impact365, founder of Almanah Hope Foundation, Hope Ifeyinwa Nwakwesi reveals how she ended up a widow and how her personal struggles have helped her to…

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Fashola, Adewole are the best ministers in Nigeria | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Nigeria's Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and his counterpart in the Ministry of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole are the joint-top best Nigerian ministers in this week's…

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Ishaku is Nigeria’s worst governor, as Tambuwal takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors

Taraba governor, Darius Ishaku is the worst Nigerian governor in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors. Ishaku who was previously ranked in the 18th position fell off the pecking…

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Ibe Kachikwu climbs to the top ten, Fashola attacks the Senate, Onyeama maintains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has risen to the top ten in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers. Kachikwu, who is saddled with the responsibility…

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Dino Melaye remains Nigeria’s worst senator, Murray-Bruce takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye has retained his position as the worst performing senator in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. Melaye assumed the position last week due to his…

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#Impact365: Oladiran Olusegun Adebutu Foundation is invested in giving hope and relief to vulnerable Nigerians

Olusegun Adebutu is a philanthropist and advocate for women with special needs. He is the founder of the Oladiran Olusegun Adebutu Foundation, a platform he and his team use in…

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Like senator, like governor | Kogi gov. Yahaya Bello is the worst governor in YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello has added uncouth statements to his many sins. The governor who is owing workers in the state at least twelve months salary is also being accused…

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Lai Mohammed speaks in confusing tones | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

When a spin doctor becomes Information Minister, then a nation is set to experience one hell of a ride in the information it receives from its government. This is the…

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Dino Melaye is the worst Nigerian senator | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West is the worst Nigerian senator in this week's YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for men of the upper legislative chamber.one who has carved a reputation…

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#Impact365: “Scoliosis patients are not potential candidates for money rituals” | Beyond A Curved Spine organises awareness campaign

Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine is bent abnormally, either to the right or to the left. In these parts, there is hardly any awareness of the medical condition,…

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Nasir El-Rufai takes the top spot as the best Nigerian governor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai's directive ordering the arrest of some youth, who called on Igbos in the North to leave the region on October 1, did not go unnoticed in…

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LONG READ: Why the political primaries are the most important thing for 2019

by Wilfred Okiche In December 2014, the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its primaries to determine the party’s flagbearer for the 2015 elections. In Lagos…

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YNaija2019: These are the 10 Nigerians that SHOULD run for president in 2019

Aside from the office of the citizen, that of the president is the most important one in the land. Recent events have highlighted the importance of carefully scrutinising everyone who…

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Ready, set… launching YNaija 2019 – because the citizen is always right

It's barely two years since Muhammadu Buhari defeated then incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan at the polls to emerge Nigeria's president. Since that time, as we have struggled through debate, consequence…

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#Impact365: Rosabon Financial Services organises blood donation exercise for accident victims this June

World Blood Donor day will be marked on 14 June and award winning bespoke financial company, Rosabon Financial Services will be fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility goals by rallying its…

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Impact365: Over 2,000 children in Lagos experience sexual abuse daily – Bola Tinubu, founder of Cece Yara Foundation

An alarming number of Nigerian children suffer one form of abuse or the other but the prevalence of young boys and girl who fall victim of sexual abuse is the…

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Babatunde Fashola climbs to the top ten, as Geoffrey Onyeama takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

The Minister of  Finance, Kemi Adeosun has dropped out of the top ten in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers this week. On Thursday, the House of Representatives Committee on Public…

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Shehu Sani drops out of the top ten, as Saraki retains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has dropped out of the top ten in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. During the week, Sani, while speaking on the sidelines of…

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All Nigerian governors are a disaster, but Aregbesola remains king | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Over the years, many Nigerian governors have shown a penchant for impunity, misplaced priorities and total inefficiency. But this set current set of governors are proving to be outscoring their…

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Chude Jideonwo: No, Chichi, you don’t get to give up on Nigeria

by Chude Jideonwo I would be dishonest if I said I didn’t expect that my last piece to have some effect, but I certainly didn’t anticipate the intensity of the…

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#Impact365: Bales of Mercy Orphanage takes in abandoned and vulnerable children and encourages adoption

In April 2017, it was reported that the Lagos state government rescued 290 abandoned children in one year. This number is nothing compared to that of new born babies that…

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Chude Jideonwo: Dear President Buhari, you have broken our hearts 

by Chude Jideonwo Two years ago to this day, you brought me to tears. You were in our nation’s capital, being inaugurated as the first Nigerian in our nation’s history…

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Isaac Adewole retains position as Nigeria’s best minister | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has retained his number one spot as the most effective minister in the Nigeria. Adewole, who is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of…

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Bukola Saraki is the best senator in Nigeria | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Love him or hate him, the President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki is proving to be a man of his words. Two weeks ago, he delivered on his promise…

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