Tag: MINISTERS

Tinubu’s ministers to take oath next week

Aminu Imam

…As Senate rushes to complete screening on Monday Barring last minute changes, ministers recently screened by the Senate are expected to assume office next week, as they gear up for swearing-in. It was gathered that the Senate, in an effort to beat the swearing in deadline which has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, had scheduled screening of the remaining nominees for yesterday. According to a source, “Ordinarily, the Senate will not sit on Saturday; but because of the need to complete their screenings by Tuesday; they are now going to…

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President’s Ministerial list finally out, with 25% nominees’ women

Aminu Imam

…Includes 2 PDP members President Bola Tinubu finally transmitted the names of 28 nominees for ministerial positions under his cabinet to the Senate yesterday. According to a member of the presidential transition committee, the 28 names in the ministerial list sent to the Senate included four former State governors and seven women. There are also Heads of government agencies and parastatals, current and past senators, among others, who made it in the much-anticipated ministerial list. The list also reportedly consists of members of the leading opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party…

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Tinubu bars visitors from Aso Rock, as deadline looms to release his ministerial list

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly requested for two days not to receive any visitors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to reports, the President has cleared his activities for Tuesday and Wednesday as he tries to review and finalise his ministerial list. This means frequent visitors to the Villa like former governors Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano; Nyesom Wike of Rivers and others won’t get access to see the President if need be till tomorrow, Thursday. President Tinubu, who was sworn-in on May 29, 2023, has till Friday, July…

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“Remain in office till May 29”- Buhari to Ministers

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his ministers to remain in office till the last day of his administration. There have been reports that the president has dissolved his cabinet at the valedictory Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his administration. But speaking with reporters after FEC meeting, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said all ministers had been directed by President Buhari to return to their office and continue with their duties. According to the minister, “The news that the Federal Executive Council has been dissolved is not correct.…

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Buhari names nominees to replace Amaechi, Akpabio, others as ministers

Aminu Imam

The Senate has received seven nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and confirmation as ministers. Their nomination was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan and was read at plenary yesterday. In the letter, President Buhari listed the ministerial nominees to include Henry Ikechukwu (Abia), Umana Okon-Umana (Akwa-Ibom), and Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi), Goodluck Obia (Imo), Umar Ibrahim(Kano), Ademola Adewole (Ondo), and Udum Odi (Rivers). The letter read: “In accordance with Section 8 Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I…

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Just In! Buhari writes Senate to confirm seven new ministers

Aminu Imam

The Senate has received seven nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and confirmation as ministers. Their nomination was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan and was read at plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, President Buhari listed the ministerial nominees to include Henry Ikechukwu (Abia), Umana Okon-Umana (Akwa-Ibom), and Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi), Goodluck Obia (Imo), Umar Ibrahim(Kano), Ademola Adewole (Ondo), and Udum Odi (Rivers). The President said he expected to receive the usual expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees by the Senate.

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Breaking: Buhari orders Ministers who pick nomination forms to resign

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Hassan Umar Farouk, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered every member of the Federal Executive Council who has ambition to contest elective offices to resign on or before May 16th, 2022. Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; who have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Others are the Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, Minister of Justice…

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Uncertainty over ministers’ fates, as Buhari opens performance review

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, declared open the Mid-term ministerial performance review in Abuja, sparking uncertainly among his cabinet and other top government officials as to what lies ahead of them. The assessment is for ministers, permanent secretaries and top government officials. Recall that in sacking the former Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman, and his Agriculture counterpart, Sabo Nanono, on September 1, the president had warned that exercise would be a continuous process. Presidency sources say that the president may be waiting for the outcome of the on-going assessment to determine…

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Breaking… Ministers of Agric, Power relieved of their appointments

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of agriculture Sabo Nanono and his power counterpart Mamman Saleh have been relieved of their appointment. The two Ministers who were appointed after President Muhammadu Buhari won his second term in 2019, were said to have been sacked following today’s Federal Executive Council FEC meeting presided by President Buhari. While Nanono hails from Kano State, Saleh hails from Taraba State. Details later…

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