President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ajuri Ngelale as Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Ngelale, who was Senior Special Assistant for Public Affairs in the Presidency in the immediate past government, worked in the office of ex-Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the Office of Secretary … [Read more…]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sent his list of cabinet nominees to the Lagos State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. A statement by the Lagos State Government said the list, which contains 39 names, is a mixture of politicians and technocrats. Some members of the immediate past cabinet such as the … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has forwarded a list of Nominees for Commissioners to the State House of Assembly, Pacesetter reports. The list which is made up of 15 names was contained in a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. … [Read more…]
…WOSUWO, HEWOF Commend President Tinubu for Women Inclusion Women made up 25 per cent of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list, which was unveiled by the Senate on Thursday, July 27. The list, sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation as ministers, include 21 men and seven women, making a total of 28 nominees. The … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has submitted the list of his ministerial nominees expected to help shape the direction of his administration. The nominees include former Governors, economists, health experts, lawyers and close allies of President Tinubu. The Nation published the eminent individuals on the list and their profiles. In no particular order, they are as follows: … [Read more…]
The President Bola Tinubu’s administration may create new ministries from the existing ones, Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ministerial list was submitted to the National Assembly by Gbajabiamila and was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. ‘’Mr President … [Read more…]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday, constituted the standing committees of the House. Mr Abbas, however, increased the number of the committees to 134 committees from 110 constituted by his predecessor, Femi Gbajabiamila. This means, he created 24 new committees in the 360-member House. Among those named as committee heads are … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has nominated 28 persons as ministers. The list includes ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and ex-Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. The list was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the plenary on Thursday. The ministerial list was submitted to the Senate by the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has sued Governor Ademola Adeleke for appointing himself as the state’s Commissioner for Works. In the suit filed at the Osun State High Court in Osogbo, the state capital, the APC also sued Mr Adeleke’s deputy, Kola Adewusi, over his appointment as the Commissioner for Sports and … [Read more…]
There are high expectations as Taraba State governor Dr Agbu Kefas inaugurated his team of commissioners he described as technocrats. The governor’s team of 22 commissioners is dominated by youths, only seven out of the cabinet members were found to be close to the age of 50 years, even as the team also has seven … [Read more…]
Save for unforeseen circumstances or last minute change of permutations, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), guided by President Bola Tinubu, may settle for former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, as its substantive national chairman. Although the preferred candidate for the office of national secretary was not clear yet, a former … [Read more…]
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has warned politicians trooping to Government House, Uyo, to stop. Addressing some stakeholders, the governor said uninvited guested have been distracting him. He said in the end, the people will not assess him on the basis of the number of visitors he received in government house. A video … [Read more…]