Tag: Okonjo-Iweala

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December 15, 2012

Mastermind in Okonjo kidnap shot dead in Asaba – Police

By Hauwa Gambo The Police in Delta have reported that the alleged mastermind behind the kidnap of Prof Kanene Okonjo, ...

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December 14, 2012

The Matter of Ifeanyi Ubah: Reps threaten to arrest Okonjo-Iweala, Aig-Imoukhuede

by Hauwa Gambo The House of Representatives Commission on Public Petitions has signalled yesterday that it is ready to order ...

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December 13, 2012

She can’t catch a break: Oil marketers accuse Okonjo-Iweala of deceit

Oil marketers on Wednesday said the N161bn supplementary request by President Goodluck Jonathan had vindicated their insistence that the government’s ...

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December 11, 2012

Opinion: I choose to be unrepentantly indifferent

by Abdullahi Aborode   When evil befalls you, the reaction of majority should go a long way in knowing where ...

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December 11, 2012

Opinion: The kidnap of Okonjo has nothing to do with our clamour for a better Nigeria

  by Bukola Ogunyemi This would come as a surprise to those who have followed me keenly over the past ...

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December 11, 2012

“Okonjo-Iweala should not be punished for toiling for Nigeria”

by Chi Ibe   Kinsmen of the Okonjo family, under the Umu Anioma Foundation Worldwide have come out strongly against ...

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December 10, 2012

Security is now a serious concern – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

Despite a distinct lack of power to turn on the computers where they may exist in primary and secondary schools ...

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December 10, 2012

Yomi Kazeem: NOI kidnapping – Why it’s hard to feel pity

by Yomi Kazeem Compassion is hard to come by when you’re part of an oppressive upper class who have, to ...

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December 10, 2012

“No possibility can be ruled out at this point” – Okonjo-Iweala issues statement

by Hauwa Gambo Following the kidnap yesterday of the Prof. Kanene Okonjo, mother to the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, ...

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November 7, 2012

TICKER: “Dino Melaye has no honour or common decency” – Okonjo-Iweala

PRESS STATEMENT Earlier today, a disreputable former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Dino Melaye brought a handful of ...

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October 31, 2012

TICKER: It’s a lie, I am not after corrupt governors – GEJ

The Presidency on Wednesday in Abuja refuted newspaper reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was after some corrupt governors. The President ...

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September 16, 2012

“Irresponsible and shameless” – UNIBEN professor goes off on Okonjo-Iweala in her father’s presence

by Stanley Azuakola Not everyone is impressed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s co-ordination of the nation’s economy, especially as regards her handling ...

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September 14, 2012

Nigeria borrows N176 billion from Chinese bank

by Stanley Azuakola A Federal Government delegation comprising Nigeria’s minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, minister ...

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August 18, 2012

Promise fulfilled: Okonjo-Iweala releases list of indicted oil marketers

by Stanley Azuakola Minister of Finance and co-ordinating minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a list with ...

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July 19, 2012

Arunma Oteh is officially back

by Isi Esene It is confirmed that Arunma Oteh has been recalled to resume her position as the director-general of ...

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July 18, 2012

SEC staff protest against Oteh’s planned re-instatement

by Isi Esene Apparently acting to pre-empt a planned re-instatement of Arunmah Oteh, staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

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July 12, 2012

FG’s spending on wages quadruples – Okonjo-Iweala shares her worries… again

by Adeniyi Abdul Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has once again decried the ...

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July 12, 2012

FG sets up Cassava Bread Development Fund

President Goodluck Jonathan has defied opposition from several quarters criticizing what they refer to as his fixation on popularizing locally ...

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July 4, 2012

Former SEC DG Arunmah Oteh gate-crashes EMT meeting

by Isi Esene The former Director General, Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Arunmah Oteh, created a stir yesterday by appearing uninvited ...

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June 23, 2012

Opinion: Is fuel scarcity inevitable this year?

by Henry Boyo In the light of the attrition, social stress and economic losses experienced during extended periods of fuel ...

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May 19, 2012

Deep breaths everyone: “Nigeria is solvent” says Okonjo-Iweala

by Lekan Olanrewaju Calm down, everyone; Nigeria isn’t in any financial trouble. At least, not according to the Coordinating Minister ...

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May 17, 2012

I felt “a tinge of disappointment”- Okonjo-Iweala on losing World Bank presidency and more

by Lekan Olanrewaju Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently  grant an interview to the ...

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OluwapelumiMay 5, 2012

Confusion in FG? After AGF calls for caution, Okonjo-Iweala wants #fuelsubsidyreport indictees punished

by Lekan Olanrewaju Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has spoken on Nigeria’s debt, stating that the country ...

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April 30, 2012

Soni Daniel: Mr. President, Let this subsidy mess be Nigeria’s last

by Soni Daniel “For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live ...

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April 27, 2012

The Economist: Tough times ahead for Okonjo-Iweala

It has been an exciting couple of months for Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-iweala. She has ...

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April 21, 2012

Subsidy Payments: Finance Ministry fires Akintola Williams and others

by Hauwa Gambo See full text of the Ministry of Finance’s’press statement: Concerned about the management of the subsidy regime, ...

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April 19, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: Okonjo-Iweala and the whine of a sore loser

by Abimbola Adelakun I caught the ‘Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank Presidency’ bug late because, initially, I thought it was ...

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April 18, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Senate condemns US World Bank monopoly

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday spoke out about the World Bank presidency, condemning the stronghold the United ...

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April 17, 2012

“We can still go to tribunal” Check out the top ten tweets on Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank presidency loss

by Lekan Olanrewaju Well, the day finally came and went, and despite all the hype, our very own Iron Lady ...

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April 17, 2012

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala goes back to work: “Nigeria to generate N9.692 trillion in 2012”

by Lekan Olanrewaju In news relating to the job she still holds, and not the one she didn’t get yesterday ...

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