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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Appoints Seven and Reshuffles Cabinet

Tinubu sacks five ministers, appoints seven and reshuffles cabinet CBN announces Diaspora Nigerians will get a non-residential BVN platform FG drops all charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan Falz reveals…

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Peter Obi Will Be Declared President by Tribunal – Julius Abure; ‘Underperformance Won’t Be Tolerated,’ Tinubu Tells Ministers At Inaugural FEC Meeting | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Peter Obi Will Be Declared President by Tribunal - Julius Abure Edo State Disbands Shaibu's Media Crew Following Event Walk-out Wike Confirms Approval of ₦2 Billion Palliative for FCT Residents…

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My Green-Back Passport Is What I Still Have – Tinubu; INEC Denies Wasting Taxpayers’ Money Despite Result Upload Glitch | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

My Green-Back Passport Is What I Still Have - Tinubu INEC Denies Wasting Taxpayers' Money Despite Result Upload Glitch Buhari Didn't Ask Tinubu to Spare Aides from Investigation - Garba…

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Nigeria Leads Group with Victory over Italy in U-20 World Cup; I’m Proud We Gave Our Best to Nigerians – Buhari to Ministers | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigeria Leads Group with Victory over Italy in U-20 World Cup I’m Proud We Gave Our Best to Nigerians - Buhari to Ministers Keyamo: Appointment of Ministers of State Unconstitutional,…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Finally, we now have a first look at Ifan Michael’s star-studded movie ”Foreigners’ God”

Ifan Michael's supernatural period drama Foreigner's God has to be one of the longest gestating Nollywood movies I have known, a movie brimming with star firepower in its cast. Just…

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See full list of President Buhari’s Ministerial nominees sent to the Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, finally forwarded the long-anticipated list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. According to the list read during plenary by Senate President, Ahmad…

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The Big 5: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria; WHO declares Ebola international health concern | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria The Senate has confirmed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of…

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Jonathan not Buhari should be blamed for the delay in appointment of Ministers – Presidency

The Presidency on Monday blamed the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the delay in the formation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. In a chat on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily,…

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Buhari may have to consider consulting Okorocha’s ministry of happiness

Bishop of Sokoto diocese of the Catholic Church, Matthew Kukah has said some ministers and President Muhammadu Buhari are unhappy. Kukah said this in a recent interview with writer and social media expert,…

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Can the expansion of Buhari’s cabinet be all female?

by Alexander O. Onukwue   President Muhammadu Buhari wants to expand the Federal Executive Council and it was worth enquiring what the gender representation would be. Of the 36 Ministers…

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3 explanations for Buhari’s proposed cabinet expansion

by Alexander O. Onukwue   At the APC’s meeting on Monday, 30th October, President Muhammadu Buhari intimated that he plans to expand the Federal Executive Council. No specifics were provided…

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Malami, Dambazau “smuggle” Maina back into the Civil Service | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

The reinstatement and disengagement of wanted former chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, has put the Ministry of Interior and the Head of the Civil Service of…

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Dan-Ali takes top spot, Dalung makes an appearance | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Information Minister, Lai Mohammed seems to have perfected the art of spinning the narrative to fit his thinking or assumptions. Mohammed, a former spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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Assign portfolios to newly appointed ministers | Reps tell Osinbajo

Some members of the House of Representatives have called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to assign portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers. A lawmaker from Lagos State, James Faleke said the…

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Isn’t it time for a major cabinet shake-up in Aso Rock?

The current state of affairs in the nation is worrisome. President Buhari is out of the country and Nigerians have no idea when he would return. The president's absence has…

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Affirmative: Why the girl child can now believe

by Alexander O. Onukwue At least one in every three Ministers appointed by the President, and Commissioners chosen in the 36 states of Nigeria, will henceforth mandatorily be a woman.…

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Fashola drops 6 places in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has dropped six places in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers. The former Lagos governor, who previously occupied the number one position…

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London Call: 4 things Osinbajo should have asked of Buhari in London

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has returned from a quick jog to London to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, with good news about the President’s health. Prof…

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Minister Watch: Who will be the first snitch?

by Alexander Onukwue The audio tape found of the Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, who doubles as the Minister of Justice, has thrown more salt into the broth. Various brands of long…

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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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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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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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[The Presidential Blog] 37 hilarious tweets that will help you know all your Ministers

How on earth did we miss this??? On Democracy day, Nigerian lawyer/author/mentor and "prospective Vice-President of Nigeria" (you already know this is a funny person right?), Orji A. Uka dedicated…

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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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Isaac Adewole takes top spot, as Fashola rises two places | YNaija Ranking for ministers

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the return of the dreaded disease, Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo last Friday, many Nigerians were worried that the disease may…

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Kemi Adeosun takes the top spot on this week’s YNaija effectiveness ranking for ministers

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun deserves some praise for her effort in taking the nation out of recession. Adeosun, who is saddled with the responsibility of managing the country's…

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Corruption: Beam your lens on serving ministers, key officials in your govt, Ozekhome tells Buhari

by Azeez Adeniyi Lawyer and Human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome had lauded President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir…

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Why the weekly FEC meeting did not hold – Presidency

The Presidency has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting did not hold on Wednesday because of the Easter holidays. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 29th of March

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Geoffrey Onyeama remains on top on the latest YNaija Ministers Ranking

Fresh off his first week at #1 on our list, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama retains the top spot in a week that sees him maintaining positive visibility -…

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