#Buharimeter: Lai Mohammed confesses his biggest ‘sin’

#Buharimeter: Lai Mohammed confesses his biggest ‘sin’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said his only “sin” was that he spoke too much before the 2015 general election which brought in the All Progressive Congress (APC) into power. “I believe that my only sin is talking too much before the elections and now I have to pay the... Read More

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June 6, 2016

According to the Health Minister, this is why Nigerians avoid public hospital

Lack of modern equipment and poor environmental conditions are the main reasons why Nigerians shy away from public hospitals, says the Minister of State for Health, Osagie Ehanire. The Minister stated this on Monday at the inauguration of three projects at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos. Osagie noted that an improvement in facilities and... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Opinion: An open letter to Babatunde Fashola – A solution to the metering problem

By Adetayo Adegbemle Dear Excellency, Babatunde Fashola, My name is Adetayo Adegbemle, the convener of PowerUp Nigeria, an Electricity Consumer Right Advocacy group that started its advocacy since January 2014, some few months after the Electric Power Sector Privatization came into effect, and I have since then gone public with various positions and recommendations for the... Read More

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June 5, 2016

‘Secular artistes lack anointing to perform in churches’ – Sammie Okposo

Sammie Okposo, a leading gospel musician, has frowned on the trend of inviting secular artistes to minister in churches. The debate about this controversial issue reared its head last year when Mavin singer, Korede Bello, was invited to sing his inspirational song – Godwin – in several churches. Sammie, however, believes “it is totally wrong”... Read More

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June 4, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1) Buhari, Jonathan meet behind closed doors President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night, met with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential villa, to discuss the Niger Delta Militancy. 2) FG relocates top government officials to Niger Delta According to the senior special assistant to the... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Why FG is at the mercy of power companies

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, disclosed that the federal government lacked the right to sanction power generation and distribution companies operating in Nigeria because most government agencies were highly indebted to the power companies. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the power ministry, Timothy Oyediji, FG... Read More

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June 2, 2016

How FG will ‘exploit’ the maritime sector

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, disclosed that the federal government will exploit the potential of the maritime sector by establishing a national shipping line. The Minister said this while giving a keynote address at the 14th Maritime Seminar for Judges organized by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, in collaboration with the National Judicial... Read More

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May 29, 2016

Ondo state APC chairman, Minister, fight dirty in public

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Cladius Daramola and the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, over the weekend, had a physical faceoff, The Leadership reports. The brawl is said to have occurred at the Akure residence of Senator Tayo Alasoadura, who recently lost his wife. The Minister was reported to... Read More

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May 27, 2016

Opinion: Amaechi- 51 garlands to the new face of democracy in Nigeria

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze PREAMBLE My good friend and political leader, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who piloted with other great Nigerians the ousting of the last looting PDP Administration under the watch of Dr Goodluck Jonathan that ruined and brought our country to her knees, will by this Friday, May 27,... Read More

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May 25, 2016

69 percent of Nigerians don’t have access to potable water

Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources today disclosed that about 50 million (69 percent of the total population) Nigerians do not have access to clean portable water. The Minister said this during a press conference with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adamu said: “That is part of issue we are putting... Read More

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May 25, 2016

‘There is no money to run government’ -Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said that Nigerians are more interested in having money in thier pockets rather than the structural changes the Buhari administration is aiming to build. The minister said this while speaking in Abuja at a forum organised by News Agency of Ngeria (NAN). While pleading with Nigerians to... Read More

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May 25, 2016

Tomato pest: FG engages expert to find solution

The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday announced that the Nigerian government has invited experts to find solution to the “tuta absoluta” -a pest that is currently eating up tomatoes in Nigerian farms The Minister disclosed this while speaking at a press conference in Abuja. He noted that the pest, which has caused a... Read More

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May 24, 2016

‘FG spends N165bn every month on salaries and allowances’ -Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on today disclosed that the Nigerian government spends N165 billion on salaries and allowances per month. Adeosun stated this during a joint meeting with the security chiefs of paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior on continuous audit and moving from manual to automated payment system. The Minister noted... Read More

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May 24, 2016

FG commends NLC for calling off strike

The federal government, on Monday, commended the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for suspending its five-day-old strike. It would be recalled that the NLC had last week gone on a protest strike over the recent increase in the cost of fuel. This was stated by the Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, while speaking... Read More

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May 22, 2016

Court orders Okonjo-Iweala, Jonathan to account for ‘missing’ N30 trillion

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Federal Government are to “provide information on the spending of the alleged missing N30 trillion which represents some accruable income to the Federal Government during the last four years of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.” The judgement, delivered by Justice... Read More

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May 21, 2016

5 reasons why Buhari should fire the Minister of Justice

As the government of Muhammadu Buhari is about to clock one year in office, his strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings as well as that of his appointed officers would be thoroughly and vigorously reviewed by all and sundry. The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) , a civil rights group has taken upon itself the onus of reviewing... Read More

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May 14, 2016

Queens College: Teacher accused of molesting students is free to go

The Queen’s College Lagos teacher, Olaseni Oshifala, who was accused of sexually molesting female students will walk free, because the panel set up by the ministry of education to investigate the sordid affair couldn’t find any evidence to indict him. Oshifala was accused by the mother of JSS2 student of attempting to forcefully kiss and... Read More

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May 13, 2016

Ibe Kachikwu has some more explanation for new fuel price

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday, took to his Facebook wall to further explain the new petroleum products supply and pricing framework announced by the federal government on Wednesday. “Unavailability of Forex and Inability to open letter of credit has forced marketers to stop productimportation and imposed over 90% supply on NNPC since... Read More

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May 13, 2016

‘I don’t owe Nigerians explanation on how money is spent’ -Lai Mohammed

A letter written on behalf of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) requesting a loan of N13,120,470 has been leaked online. The letter, which was obtained by online news platform, SaharaReporters, and was signed bythe Director of Public Relations and Protocol, NPD Dama, shows that the Minister... Read More

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May 11, 2016

Nigeria will soon start importing semen (yes, semen) from Europe

According to the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria has plans to start importing semen from Europe. No fear: semen to be imported are for cows and not humans. The minister, while speaking at the open session in the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 10 explained the different ways the Federal Government was looking to... Read More

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May 10, 2016

They are already writing petitions against the Minister of Education

A civil rights group, Concerned Citizens for Educational Development (CCED), has sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, accusing the minister of ‘killing’ the education sector through his policies. According to the petitioners, the recently appointed 13 Vice Chancellors – who he appointed – are running their universities in an autocratic... Read More

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May 10, 2016

In 4 quotes, Ngige tells us why Buhari is the first labour friendly president of Nigeria

According to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, President Muhammadu Buhari is the first labour friendly president of Nigeria. Top exhibit: the administration is considering the N56,000 minimum wage proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Ngige stated this, on Monday, while speaking with the executive members... Read More

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April 25, 2016

‘We haven’t achieved results but we shall’ – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has said the All Progressives Congress-led federal government will ultimately achieve the promises it made to Nigerians during the last election campaign. Fashola, while speaking on Monday at the federal government Town Hall Meeting in Lagos, said many Nigerians are not aware of the strides being... Read More

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March 31, 2016

‘You bought your ministerial position, resign now’ – Bayelsa APC tells Minister

It would appear that the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress are finally tired of fighting the Peoples Democratic Party governor of the state, Seriake Dickson and have turned on themselves instead. The state chairman of APC, Timipa Tiwei on Wednesday, March 30 asked the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri,... Read More

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March 28, 2016

Opinion: Dear Buhari, last time I checked, you’re still the Minster of Petroleum

Your Excellency Sir, I write you this piece not as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but as the minister of petroleum resources appointed by yourself on the 11th of November, 2015. You seem to have forgotten that you are the minister of petroleum resources and may have completely relinquished your responsibilities to... Read More

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March 13, 2016

‘Minister of Industry, not Osinbajo, will represent Nigeria in India’ – Presidency

Following reports that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo cancelled his trip to India, the Presidency has reacted with some clarification. It was reported that Osinbajo’s trip to India had been cancelled as a result of the clash with President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Equatorial Guinea. Hence, the reports inferred that the Vice President was compelled... Read More

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March 7, 2016

‘Nigerians should support Islamic Coalition against terror’ – Minister

Following the recent public outcry over the announcement that President Muhammadu Buhari had agreed for Nigeria to become a member of the Islamic Coalition against terrorism under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday, stated that the agreement had nothing to do with giving Nigeria an Islamic identity.... Read More

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March 6, 2016

BREAKING: Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi dies in auto accident

The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Honourable James Ocholi (SAN) is dead. Ocholi is reported to have been involved in a road accident on Sunday, while travelling from Kaduna to Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad’s tweet on James Ocholi’s death further gives credence to the report. RIP... Read More

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February 19, 2016

250,000 jobs to be created from Lagos-Kano rail – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Friday that the Lagos-Kano Rail undertaking would be finished in the next two years. Amaechi, who said this while examining the Abuja-Kaduna rail venture in Kaduna, also said that it would produce livelihood for 250,000 Nigerians. He said the continuous rail venture from Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar would... Read More