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FG is willing to negotiate with (some) indicted marketers – Okonjo-Iweala

by Stanley Azuakola On the issue of the indicted fuel marketers, the language of the government is gradually changing. Previously, the government promised to go after all indicted marketers; but…

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“Some section of the media has been misinforming” – Okonjo-Iweala speaks out about the budget (again)

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister of the Economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has once again spoken out regarding the ongoing concerns over the implementation of the 2012…

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Okonjo-Iweala broke the law – House of Reps

by Isi Esene The spat between the House of Representatives and the Executive arm of government continues to linger with the House firing another shot the Executive's way. The House…

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“There is a need for a rethink” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is very displeased with Nigeria’s education system

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has criticised the Nigerian educational system, decrying the "ineffective" regulatory structure and constant mass failures recorded…

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Slow and steady? Nigeria tops FDI charts

by Isi Esene This might sound a little difficult to believe, but the 2012 World Investment Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) confirms Nigeria as…

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What a tangled web: Okonjo-Iweala reinvestigates fuel subsidy payouts

by Tolu Orekoya "What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," goes the poem by Walter Scott, and it looks like the fall out from the…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: We’re on the edge of a recession – Okonjo-Iweala

by Stanley Azuakola During last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, it was the turn of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to address the council. When she spoke,…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: FG adds 370,000 jobs…at less than minimum wage

by Tolu Orekoya 370,000 jobs added to the economy by the government (all of them paying ones) sounds like an exciting prospect until you realise that the workers are being hired at…

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#DanaCrash: Men in Black – President Jonathan, ministers mourn Dana victims at FEC meeting

It was a solemn time today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as the Federal Executive Committee dedicated its weekly meeting to the memory of the Dana plane crash victims. The…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: The best president the World Bank never had

by Henry Eguridu While she grumbles that the system for choosing the World Bank president is unfair, she and her principal forget that what goes around comes around; the best…

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Happy Africa Day! 5 months into 2012, 5 hits and 5 misses for Africa

by Stanley Azuakola As noted by one of Ynaija’s Front Page columnists, Kathleen Ndongmo, in her piece this Friday, today is Africa Day, “that day in 1963 when the Organisation of…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Rest in Jail James Ibori & Nigeria’s World Bank Masturbation without Orgasm (YNaija Frontpage)

How can a beggarly nation like ours decide it wants to help America and Europe manage their huge investments at the World Bank? Two days ago I mentioned that…

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Going all out: Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, joins campaign for Okonjo-Iweala

Prof. Ade Adefuye by Seyi Lawal Things are still looking up for Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her World Bank Presidency campaign. Recently, the Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States of America,…

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Agent Deman Pete: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her Voltrons

by Deman Pete Have you noticed that Wikileaks’ allegation that Ngozi and her brother were involved in Nigeria’s corruption hasn’t cropped up? Below are excerpts from a heated “conversation” among…

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Game on! Japan pitches tent with US nominee for World Bank President

by Hauwa Gambo Japan has announced its candidate for the World Bank presidency and it’s Jim Yong Kim, the United States nominee. Kim is Korean-American. This is clearly good news…

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World Bank to make decision on April 16… Okonjo-Iweala to meet Board April 9

by Hauwa Gambo New reports indicate that the World Bank could pick its new president as early as April 16 after interviews with the three candidates. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance…

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“It’s not even been a year, and you want to leave already?” – A quick letter to Aunty Ngozi

Aunty Ngozi, for the good of Africans and black people world over (and those that really care about us), you must not take up that position, even if you are…

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Superstar for the continent – African leaders back Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank presidency

by Rachel Ogbu The African Union on Monday endorsed the candidacy of finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become World Bank president. At the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party…

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Photo of the Day: Is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala now a member of the PDP?

by Hauwa Gambo The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and candidate for World Bank presidency was last seen at the People's Democratic Party convention in Abuja yesterday. She seems to…

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Feyi Fawehinmi: We don’t need NOI to ‘watch’ our debt grow for us – we can see that from where we are sitting

Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala I will be the last person and the President will also be the last person to subscribe to a situation in which we would pile up debts. - Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala…

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Report: Okonjo-Iweala sues Pointblanknews for N10 billion

by Seyi Lawal Following "the publication of a patently false story against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by POINTBLANKNEWS", an online…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commences European tour … predicts up to 8% economic growth due to subsidy removal

By Hauwa Gambo The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has commenced a two-day, non-deal tour to update European investors on the political and economic position of Nigeria. As a…

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Okonjo-Iweala’s dad has something to say – “Nobody can intimidate my daughter!”

By Chi Ibe Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s father, Professor Chukwuka Okonjo, recently told PM News he was unhappy with the present attack she is being subjected to because of her 'principled stand…

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Women of distinction! Sefi Atta, Toyosi Akerele, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Florence It-Giwa & others to be honoured at the 17th ThisDay Annual Awards – See The Full List

by 'Ifreke Inyang ThisDay has unveiled an extensive list of men and women that will be honoured at the 17th edition of their Annual Awards. The awards seeks to celebrate…

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: 400bn might be cut from budget – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Photo credit: National Mirror by Chi Ibe Minister of the Economy and Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, suggested recently that the 2012 budget may be reviewed. Okonjo-Iweala hinted that the…

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#BBViral: House of Reps Subsidy Probe

Farouk Lawan: what is Nigeria’s daily fuel consumption? Diezieni: 52million Liters NNPC: 35m liters DPR: 43m liters PPPRA: 24M liters Okonjo: 40M liters Farouk Lawan: What was the subsidy for…

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#OccupyNigeriaReview: Move over ‘impasse’, the new Nigerian word is ‘deadlock’!

By Adebola Rayo Every time something happens in Nigeria, we add new words to our vocabulary. I'm sure we all remember "cabal", which started while Yar'Adua lay comatose and an…

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“Is it wrong for someone to come home to serve her country?” – See quotes from Okonjo-Iweala’s #FuelSubsidy presentation to the National Assembly

by 'Ifreke Inyang The Co-ordinating Minister of Nigeria's economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala this afternoon faced the Fuel Subsidy Probe at the National Assembly. She came up immediately after Olisa Agbakoba and…

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History in Progress! Muslims & Christians in Kano come together for over 10 hours to protest #FuelSubsidyRemoval – See Photos

by Seyi Lawal Nigerians have witnessed a remarkable sense of unity of purpose, bound together by rage over the fuel subsidy removal policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria, across…

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Who should be Person of the Year 2011 – Rotimi Amaechi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Goodluck Jonathan or Aliko Dangote?

by Stanley Azuakola Editor's Note: The Person of the Year is a poll for newsmakers, and is not an award this year, as is popular in Nigeria. It is editorial…

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