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YNaija Effectiveness Ranking
June 26, 2017
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Ibe Kachikwu climbs to the top ten, Fashola attacks the Senate, Onyeama maintains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has risen to the top ten in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers. Kachikwu, who is saddled with the responsibility of effecting major changes in the petroleum industry, took the big jump following the reduction in the price of diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum... Read More
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June 26, 2017
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Dino Melaye remains Nigeria’s worst senator, Murray-Bruce takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye has retained his position as the worst performing senator in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. Melaye assumed the position last week due to his war of words with Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello. The vocal senator is under intense pressure as he is currently battling to save his seat at the upper... Read More
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June 18, 2017
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Like senator, like governor | Kogi gov. Yahaya Bello is the worst governor in YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello has added uncouth statements to his many sins. The governor who is owing workers in the state at least twelve months salary is also being accused of double registration. In the week under review, Bello decided to throw decorum to wind when he engaged, Dino Melaye, a senator from his state... Read More
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June 18, 2017
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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 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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Dino Melaye
June 18, 2017
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Dino Melaye is the worst Nigerian senator | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West is the worst Nigerian senator in this week’s YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for men of the upper legislative chamber.one who has carved a reputation of making news headlines – be it for good, bad, ugly and the outright outrageous reason. The senator has carved a reputation of making news... Read More
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June 13, 2017
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Nasir El-Rufai takes the top spot as the best Nigerian governor | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s directive ordering the arrest of some youth, who called on Igbos in the North to leave the region on October 1, did not go unnoticed in the week under review. El-Rufai who has been under attack in the past for his decisions and statements rose to the top spot in our... Read More
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June 4, 2017
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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 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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June 4, 2017
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Shehu Sani drops out of the top ten, as Saraki retains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has dropped out of the top ten in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. During the week, Sani, while speaking on the sidelines of the 10th National Conference of School of General Education, Federal College of Education, Zaria, said, “The masses in Nigeria have confidence only in President Buhari... Read More
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June 3, 2017
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All Nigerian governors are a disaster, but Aregbesola remains king | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Over the years, many Nigerian governors have shown a penchant for impunity, misplaced priorities and total inefficiency. But this set current set of governors are proving to be outscoring their predecessors in the inefficiency battle. The Abdulaziz Yari-led Nigeria Governors Forum on Thursday at a meeting held at the governor’s Maitama, Abuja residence ‘decided’ that... Read More
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May 27, 2017
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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 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 27, 2017
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Bukola Saraki is the best senator in Nigeria | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Love him or hate him, the President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki is proving to be a man of his words. Two weeks ago, he delivered on his promise to make budget details of the National Assembly public; the first time Nigerians will have access to how monies are disbursed in the legislature since... Read More
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May 27, 2017
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Ambode, Aregbesola are the worst governors in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors

Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his Osun counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola are in a slugfest for the position of the worst governor in Nigeria. Ambode, who rose ten places in the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking last week has dropped yet again, this time due to the ridiculous decision of his government to sack the chaplain of the... Read More
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May 19, 2017
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YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors: Ambode on the rise, as Fayose drops by 5

Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has risen ten places in the latest YNaija effectiveness ranking for governors. Ambode, has been very busy in the past week commissioning one program after another across the state in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Lagos. His rise has nothing to do with the Lagos at 50 activities, but all to do... Read More
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May 19, 2017
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Enyinnaya Abaribe takes top spot as Bukola Saraki rises three places | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has risen three places in the latest YNaija effectiveness ranking for senators. Saraki’s rise follows the decision of the National Assembly under his leadership to finally make public details of its budget, as he received commendations from his colleagues who praised his leadership attributes. "This is the first time since democracy... Read More
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May 19, 2017
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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 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
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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 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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May 11, 2017
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Ayo Fayose retains top spot as Umar Ganduje drops 10 places | The latest YNaija Governors Ranking

The Kano state government has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. And you can’t separate the government of a state from its governor. The state government has begun investigating the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II over allegations of misappropriation of funds. One of the reasons given by the State House... Read More
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May 11, 2017
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Shehu Sani ticks all the right boxes | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

In a country where many of the lawmakers are clowns, it is always a breath of fresh air when a senator deviates from the norm. Love him or hate him, Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central is one of the most important voices in the senate. Before becoming a senator, Sani, who is the present... Read More
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May 1, 2017
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Could Ayo Fayose currently be Nigeria’s best Governor? | The latest YNaija Governors Ranking

It’s rare to come across the mainstream narrative that doesn’t case Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose as some sort of clown. And that’s really a best-case scenario. Well, apart from the grudging acknowledgement that he is, above all things, a skilled showman and a shrewd politician. It’s also easy to see why – his motives... Read More
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May 1, 2017
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Kayode Fayemi rises to the top 5, Ogbonnaya Onu slips out of the top 20 | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

There’s a lot that’s wrong with the media today. In Nigeria and outside. And it’s not just “fake news” too. We’re all guilty of click-bait to some degree, aren’t we? But how far is too far? Luckily, if we’re Vanguard newspapers, we have Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi to remind us. Sure, calling out... Read More
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May 1, 2017
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Danjuma Goje gets our attention for all the wrong reasons | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

What a world where a country’s budget gets carted away, right? As if Nigeria’s budget hadn’t already been the subject of enough drama. But here we are and the order of the day is a police raid on the home of a sitting Senator, from where the officers of the law carted away the 2017... Read More
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Dino Melaye
April 15, 2017
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Dino Melaye is the worst Senator in Nigeria yet again on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Was it inevitable that Dino Melaye would go quiet, or, at least, quieter (which isn’t quite the feat, given the operatic levels of embarrassment at which he was performing) than he was before? We can’t say. But we’re thankful that everyone’s favourite reminder of our poor voting choices and the general ineptitude of our lawmakers seems... Read More
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Yari Ambode
April 15, 2017
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Governors Yari and Ambode are tied for the worst governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Governor Yari and Governor Ambode are determined to fight this thing to the finish, aren’t they? For whatever reason, Abubakar Yari, who typically, for better or for worse (mostly worse) stays under the radar and Akinwunmi Ambode, who, until recently, had managed to maintain a respectable level of performance in office – not always due... Read More
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Senator Dino Melaye
April 8, 2017
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Dino Melaye is unstoppable as the worst Senator in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Senator Dino Melaye has, at this point, convinced us he might remain the worst Senator in Nigeria, at least until he leaves office. And even then, it might be difficult for anyone to challenge him by virtue of the sheer senselessness of his ceaseless antics. [Read Also: It looks like Senator Dino Melaye finally got himself... Read More
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Aisha Alhassan Minsiter of women affairs
April 8, 2017
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Minister Aisha Al-Hassan might be a little confused about her job | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Yet again our Ministers go unseen. Kudos to Aisha Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs for at least coming out of the woodwork and making her presence known the past week. It is, however, the result of a rather baffling action. The Minister led a delegation of members of the All Progressives Congress hailing from Taraba... Read More
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Governor Yari
April 8, 2017
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Governor Yari of Zamfara State is the worst Governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has had his position as the worst in Nigeria taken over by his colleague from Zamfara State. [Read Also: The Dummies Guide to understanding meningitis | Don’t listen to Yari or Makarfi, they don’t know jack] Governor Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, who earlier this week declared a meningitis outbreak to be the... Read More
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April 2, 2017
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Is it our Ministers’ turn to go missing? | The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

Our Senators going missing is nothing new, so even though we were disappointed back when they left us with no choice but to make that assessment, we weren’t entirely surprised. But this week it’s the turn of our Ministers, who remain exactly as they were last week. [Read also: Are our lawmakers in hiding? | The... Read More
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April 2, 2017
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Governor Ambode remains at the bottom on this week’s YNaija Governors Ranking

More than enough time has passed since the Otodo-Gbame disaster. More than enough time for Governor Ambode to, if not make this right, then acknowledge that it was wrong. But no. So at the bottom he remains. [Read also: YNaija Says: We are disappointed, but not surprised at the forced evacuation of Otodo Gbame community by... Read More
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April 2, 2017
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Dino Melaye is the worst Senator in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Was it too much to ask for Senator Dino Melaye to conduct himself with some level of grace? Clearly so. Not even the genuinely good work he was doing, which got him to the #1 spot last week, was enough to get him to reason with himself. But just as we commended him for responding... Read More
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March 26, 2017
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How do you solve a problem like Dino Melaye? | The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

If noise and visibility were the only measure of success for a Nigerian lawmaker, then Dino Melaye would be ahead of every single one of his peers this week on our ranking. However, it isn’t. But despite the academic records scandal the Kogi West Senator has battled this past week, he’s seen activity that leaves him befitting... Read More
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