Tag: Minister

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YNaijaJanuary 20, 2023

2023: Only unpatriotic Nigerians will vote for Tinubu, others – Obasanjo; FG quietly approves ₦‎185 per litre as petrol pump price | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: 2023: ...

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AzeezMarch 15, 2018

The Late 5: Reps would no longer recognise Fayemi as minister, Ortom laments over continued killings, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The House of Representatives has said it would no ...

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AzeezOctober 21, 2017

Convene summit on education | Buhari directs minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education to convene a ministerial summit on education. The President gave the ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiOctober 16, 2017

Kachikwu’s Abuja residence catches fire

The private residence of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, caught fire on Sunday evening, TheCable reports. ...

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AzeezSeptember 13, 2017

Women Affairs minister, Alhassan attends FEC meeting

Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan on Wednesday attended the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa. The meeting, presided ...

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AzeezSeptember 8, 2017

‘Accountant-General asks minister to refund N12m spent on ghost projects’

A report from the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has revealed that payments upto N11,700, 000 were made ...

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AzeezAugust 25, 2017

Kidnapped ex-minister, Akwanga released

Hussaini Akwanga, a former Minister of Labour and Productivity who was kidnapped at his farm in Akwanga, Nasarawa State on ...

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ToluJuly 11, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “I am not fighting anybody” – Fashola clears the air on feud with National Assembly

Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has told Nigerians not to misinterpret his recent dispute with the House ...

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AzeezJuly 1, 2017

No fire incident at health ministry – Health minister

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said there was no fire incident in the health ministry. Adewole said there ...

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AzeezJune 20, 2017

We will fund part of 2017 budget with recovered loots – FG

The Federal Government on Monday sais it will use part of the looted funds recovered so far to partly finance ...

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AzeezMay 25, 2017

106 freed Chibok girls are medically stable – Minister

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan on Thursday said all freed Chibok girls are medically stable. The ...

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EditorApril 8, 2017

Minister Aisha Al-Hassan might be a little confused about her job | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Yet again our Ministers go unseen. Kudos to Aisha Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs for at least coming out of ...

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AzeezMarch 25, 2017

Whatever I have achieved is a fallout of Fashola’s great achievements – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday lauded his predecessor and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola for ...

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ToluMarch 4, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Did Senator Murray-Bruce and Minister Amaechi bury the hatchet?

Well, that’s what it looks like. Last we heard of both of them as an item, they were in a ...

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AzeezFebruary 4, 2017

Buhari deserves your prayers, not death wish – minister

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has dismissed rumours that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. Shittu while representing the President at ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 7, 2017

PROFILE: Is Solomon Dalung the worst minister ever liveth?

by Wilfred Okiche After securing a historic mandate, President Muhammadu Buhari finally named his ministers in October of 2015, completing ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 19, 2016

Abuja airport will be closed for 6 weeks – Minister

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the Federal Government will close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), ...

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RoqeebahDecember 6, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: See how Minister Lai Mohammed turned 64

Today is Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed’s birthday and we hear there was a weeny little gig in ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 24, 2016

Former FCT minister, Modibbo defects to APC

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Aliyu Modibbo has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 4, 2016

How Nenadi Usman ‘shared Diezani’s N23 billion’ to North-eastern states

Embattled former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance to the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign, Nenadi Usman, has disclosed ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 21, 2016

Alhassan attends FEC meeting in crutches – Here’s why

Ailing Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, on Wednesday, came to the federal executive council in crutches. Alhassan was said to ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 20, 2016

Opinion: Okonjo-Iweala: How to Be a Friend of the Poor

By Bade ADEBOLU The things that really matter in life are surprisingly the seemingly simple things. Small things like patting someone ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 19, 2016

NIMASA is as terrible as Kirikiri prison – Amaechi

After more than nine months in office the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, is yet to figure out what the Nigeria ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 9, 2016

FG to PENGASSAN: ‘Be patrotic, suspend your strike’

Following the decision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) workers to go on strike, ...

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Azubuike AzikweJune 30, 2016

PDP chieftain, Ojo Maduekwe dies at 71

Ojo Maduekwe, a former Nigerian minister, has died at the age of 71. During his life, Maduekwe held several government ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 27, 2016

‘States won’t get N90bn loan if Federal Allocation exceeds N500bn’

The Federal Government will cease disbursing the N90 billion conditional loan to state governments any month the allocation from the ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 21, 2016

Fani-Kayode frustrated with further delay of trial (PHOTOS)

The arraignment of former Minister of Aviation and the former spokesperson of the Goodluck Jonathan 2015 Presidential campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 14, 2016

Why we retired top Army officers – Minister of Defence

The decision by the Army Council to retire thirty-eight senior officers from the Nigerian Army was not a witch-hunt but ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 13, 2016

This is what keeps Fashola awake at night

While Nigerians are kept awake at night by the sharp decrease in power supply, the Minister of Power, Works and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 13, 2016

‘Niger Delta militants will continue destroying pipelines until…’ – Kachikwu

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said the effects of the destruction of gas pipelines and oil installations ...

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