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Lai Mohammed makes a leap into the top 20 on the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Lai Mohammed cedes the bottom spot to Solomon Dalung, benefiting largely from his relative silence, confirming the saying that, if you don’t have anything good or sensible to say, it’s best to not say anything at all. Amina Mohammed leaves the list completely as she’s been fully sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General for the United... Read More

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Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting (PHOTOS)

by Dolapo Adelana Acting president Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The meeting which held at the Aso Rock presidential villa had in attendance members of the presidency and some ministers of the Federation. Present were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal; Chief of... Read More

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February 22, 2017

Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting (PHOTOS)

by Dolapo Adelana Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The meeting was attended by top presidential aides and cabinet ministers. Some of those in attendance include Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; Minister for Power,... Read More

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February 16, 2017

FEC approves N126bn for the construction of 12 roads

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N126 billion for the construction of 12 roads. Minister of Power, Housing and Works, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this while speaking with State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Fashola said the projects were spread across Kano, Bauchi,... Read More

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February 15, 2017

2017 Budget: Fashola disowns N2bn allocated for regional housing scheme

There are indications that the budget padding mess which occurred in the 2016 budget is set to repeat itself this year. The Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development has alleged the presence of a strange vote in one of the estimates, The Punch reports. On Tuesday, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola... Read More

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February 13, 2017

I will also resist payment of electricity bills – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said he will be more resistant to paying electricity bills if there is no power supply. He said this at the 12th Monthly Power Sector and Stakeholders’ Meeting in Ibadan on Monday. Fashola said the destruction of oil assets and facilities had led to the... Read More

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February 11, 2017

FG will remove potholes from Abuja-Kaduna road – Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said the Federal Government will ensure the Abuja-Kaduna road is pothole free ahead of the closure of the Abuja Airport. Fashola gave the assurance on Friday in Kaduna during an inspection of the project. He said the repairs currently being executed on the road was an... Read More

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February 6, 2017

My ministry got only 53 per cent of its 2016 budget – Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said the ministry received only 53 per cent of the over N300bn appropriated to it 2016. Fashola said this at the ongoing 2017 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Works on Monday in Abuja. He said the ministry was allocated N456. 94bn in the 2016 budget... Read More

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February 4, 2017

We have your receipts: “We have darkness because we have incompetent people managing our economy” – Fashola (2015)

There’s hardly anyone who does not remember Babatunde Raji Fashola, the superhero governor of Lagos State. And we are not even trying to be sarcastic, Governor Tunde Fashola’s achievements in Lagos in his 8-year tenure cannot be exaggerated (well, they can but you get the gist). In his time as governor, he had to contend... Read More

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January 30, 2017

Backstory: Minister Fashola is no saint, the corruption scandals trailing his office are proof

Sometime ago, while most got excited over the appointment of former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, the PDP tried to convince us that there was nothing special about the man, Fashola. They said he relied heavily on propaganda while he was governor and would fail as minister.... Read More

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January 30, 2017

Fashola slides 3 steps to 20 on the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers

Unlike last week when there was a flurry of activity on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers, things have moved at a slower pace this week. The major movements (if we can call it that) is a downward slide by Lai Mohammed, the minister for information and culture for threatening to punish rumour mongers and Babatunde... Read More

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January 25, 2017

Why the power sector is almost collapsing- Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said vandalism and liquidity issues has led to the collapse of the power sector. Fashola spoke at a press briefing at the end of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Fashola said the Escravos Lagos pipeline and the... Read More

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January 18, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: Kemi Adeosun remains the worst minister in Nigeria | See the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

The movement on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers this month is somewhat dizzying. Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice & Attorney-General of the Federation retains his top spot as the best minister while the bottom six are the same from our last ranking. Dr. Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Productivity moved seven... Read More

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January 18, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: After all said, the Senate may have failed to halt the closure of Abuja airport

After long hours of deliberation at plenary today, the Senate’s opposition to the total closure of the Abuja airport for repairs may not hold water anymore. Exactly a week ago when the motion against the closure was first moved in the House, majority of the senators had opinions and suggestions about how repair work at... Read More

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January 9, 2017

Improve your services or quit, Fashola tells DISCOs

Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Monday told electricity distribution companies in the country to either improve their service delivery or quit business. Fashola gave the warning at the opening ceremony of the 11th Monthly Stakeholders meeting in Lagos. He said, “We all know the issues around metering and billing system; we... Read More

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January 3, 2017

These are the best and worst Nigerian ministers in 2016

Nigerians online and offline appear to be of the opinion that a cabinet reshuffle is one of the things President Muhammadu Buhari needs to do 2017. We don’t know if he will heed the call or not, but what we know is that his cabinet needs regular assessment to evaluate their performance. We have set... Read More

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November 11, 2016

High oil prices during Jonathan’s govt led to economic growth, not his policies – Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said former President Goodluck Jonathan’s policies were not responsible for the economic growth experienced during his tenure. Fashola said the growth was as a result of high oil prices. “In the last decade or so, we experienced growth in the region of about seven, seven and... Read More

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November 11, 2016

FG won’t revoke power sector privatisation – Fashola

The Federal Government says it will not revoke the privatisation of the power sector. Minister for Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola (SAN) stated this on Thursday while speaking at the Fifth European Union (EU)-Nigeria Business Forum at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The two-day event with the theme: “Harnessing Nigeria’s Potential for Economic Growth”,... Read More

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November 2, 2016

Why FG patronises foreign construction firms – Fashola

Minister of Power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has said the Federal Government patronises foreign construction firms because Nigerian firms fail to bid for contracts. Fashola said this when he was visited by a delegation of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) led by its president, Otis Anyaeji. “If there was no vacuum, there would not be foreign... Read More

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October 12, 2016

FG approves N700m for the construction of federal secretariats

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N700m for the construction of six federal secretariats for six states. Some of the ministers briefed State House Correspondents that the approval was given at the meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said... Read More

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September 26, 2016

We inherited N1.5trn road contract debt – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babtunde Raji Fashola says the Buhari administration inherited a debt of N1.5 billion for road contracts from the Goodluck Jonathan administration, The Punch reports. Fasholasaid this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser, Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello. He said, “We have to build roads that evacuate our... Read More

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September 24, 2016

Dele Momodu: Believe me, this Buhari cabinet isn’t flying

Fellow Nigerians, let me start by thanking all the blogs, WhatsApp groups, Facebook and Twitter wizards who make the incredible efforts and sacrifice to mass-circulate my Pendulum column every week. I’m sincerely grateful for your abiding faith in the written word. Let me assure you that you push me to write this piece regularly no... Read More

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September 4, 2016

Dele Momodu: In search of a simple roadmap

“In the past what we have done has been to manage the situation. I do not intend to manage ourselves out of the situation as has been done in the past. I intend to fix it! I owe it to the Ghanaian people. I, John Dramani Mahama, will fix this energy challenge.” – President John... Read More

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August 27, 2016

Now that the NDA has agreed to a ceasefire: 4 things we expect to see

Tolu Omoyeni The Niger-Delta Avengers (NDA) announced two days ago that they will cease to attack the oil-producing region in Nigeria and proceed negotiations with the federal government. The decision comes under the condition that the government also will cease to “harass, intimidate, invade and arrest” suspected members of the group. This news brings a... Read More

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August 25, 2016

Power supply has been stable but Nigerians on Twitter are too scared to admit it

by Tolu Omoyeni Just few weeks back, Nollywood actor, Bob Manuel Udokwu said in an interview, “I am pessimistic we can succeed in getting good power supply again in this country”. But the Electricity Distribution company is set to prove the man wrong. It is difficult to deny that electricity supply has notably improved in... Read More

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August 20, 2016

5 powerful Nigerians who are unapologetic about supporting Buhari

by Roqeebah Olaoniye We are all too familiar we the general feeling of frustration with the pace at which things are “changing” in Nigeria. You might have even done a mental double-take when the carpet-seller confidently accuses you of voting in ‘change’ and why you have to live with the consequences. If that’s not your... Read More

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August 15, 2016

Nigeria’s power generation firms up at 3,000MW

Power generation has risen just above the 3,000MW mark for days due to the decisions taken at the monthly power sector meetings. This is despite incessant attacks by militants and operation of vandals across the country. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said this today at the eighth stakeholders meeting which held in Maiduguri, Borno.... Read More

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Buhari’s administration has hijacked Pension Funds – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has accused the Buhari-led administration of hijacking Pension Funds. In a statement released on Wednesday by the party through its official Twitter handle, (@PDPNigeria), it said it was worrisome that pensions contributed by workers have not been remitted since September 2015. It went ahead to call on President Buhari to... Read More

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Fashola makes positive projection for electricity generation

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Batunde Fashola has assured Nigerians that the nation’s power generating capacity will be above 6000mW by the end of 2016. The Minister made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja when he met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). Fashola, who was represented by the Minister... Read More

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FG seals 1125mw solar deal with 14 firms

The Federal Government, on Thursday, sealed a Power Purchase Agreement with 14 firms to generate 1125 megawatts of electricity from solar before the end of next year. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, supervised the PPA signing ceremony between the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) and the 14 investors in Abuja. He said the... Read More

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