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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 Lawan, at exactly 11:12am on the floor of the Red chambers, the list of 43 comprised about 12 of his immediate past Ministers. Others are... Read More

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July 18, 2019

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 Nigeria. President Buhari had on Thursday requested Mr Muhammad’s confirmation. His request was sequel to the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to make... Read More

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December 17, 2018

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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, Presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, disclosed this while responding to an accusation by a Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Phrank Shuaibu, who also featured on the... Read More

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December 11, 2017

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, Abang Mercy. What he said: In the interview, the religious leader said Buhari and his ministers did not expect things to be as they are... Read More

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November 1, 2017

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 chosen by President Buhari in November 2015, only 6 were females, now reduced to 5 with the appointment of Amina Mohammed as United Nations Deputy... Read More

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November 1, 2017

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 from the statements by the President expressed to the National Executive Committee of the APC, only that “the compressed FEC will be expanded to bring... Read More

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October 24, 2017

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 the Federation, at loggerheads. Denials and counter-denials have been the order of the day as Winifred Oyo-Ita and Abdulrahman Dambazau have been shifting blames on... Read More

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August 31, 2017

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) is yet to remove the garb of a propagandist he adorned while he was the mouthpiece of the then opposition party. In the week under... Read More

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August 14, 2017

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 ministers were appointed on basis that there were vacancies in the Federal Executive Council. He said the minsiters were idle, stating that such should not be... Read More

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August 1, 2017

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 made the country a butt of jokes from foreign media outfits. Over the weekend, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria mocked Nigeria during the quiz and trivia segment... Read More

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July 26, 2017

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. That is the result of one of the bills passed today by the Senate as part of the fourth review of the Constitution. Beside the... Read More

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July 18, 2017

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 has been dubbed the ‘Minister of excuses’. Almost two years as the head of the ministry, Fashola just like his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari has made... Read More

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July 12, 2017

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 Osinbajo says he had a good lengthy conversation with Buhari, lasting over an hour. He says Buhari was in high spirits and is recuperating fast.... Read More

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July 6, 2017

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 spoons, both flat and curved, are being employed to interpret the FEC’s decision on Wednesday not to have an opinion on the matter of the... Read More

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July 3, 2017

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 YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for ministers. In the week under review, Fashola took the National Assembly to the cleaners as he accused them of tampering with the ministry’s budget.... Read More

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June 18, 2017

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 Nigerian situation with Minister Lai Mohammed at the helm of affairs in the Information Ministry. Some Nigerians believe he has the capacity to dethrone the... Read More

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June 4, 2017

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 Procurement summoned Adeosun over the alleged payment of N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. While issuing the summons, the Chairman of the Committee, Rep.... Read More

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Photos from the ongoing ministerial screening | YNaija.com

May 31, 2017

[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 “36 minutes and 36 tweets to appraise the Ministers”. If you took out his introductory tweet, Orji actually spent 1 hour 6 minutes posting 37... Read More

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May 27, 2017

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 Ibadan claimed the position last week dislodging Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, who was the previous occupier of the position. The Health minister’s alertness and sense... Read More

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May 19, 2017

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 cause another disaster if not properly managed. But the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has done a good job in putting preventive measures in... Read More

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May 11, 2017

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 economy has done a good job with some of the policies introduced under her watch. Worthy of note is the whistleblower policy which has led... Read More

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April 20, 2017

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 Lawal and the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke. In a statement on Wednesday, Ozekhome urged Buhari to also look into activities... Read More

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April 19, 2017

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, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with reporters. He said members of the council’s secretariat could not make memos available to ministers due to... Read More

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March 26, 2017