The ongoing screening of the last ministerial nominee at the Senate has turned rowdy. The nominee who is the former Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, was taking his questions when the session became rowdy. A Senator had raised a point of order over Keyamo’s nomination, recalling how he shunned an invitation from the … [Read more…]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN and immediate past Minister of State of Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, from Delta State, has been announced as a ministerial nominee of President Bola Tinubu. Keyamo was announced during the ongoing ministerial screening on the floor of the Senate by the Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Friday. Meanwhile, … [Read more…]
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, elected former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the party. The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, from Osun State as National Secretary. The two party officials were elected today at the 12th NEC meeting … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Following the submission of names of 15 Commissioner-nominees to the Enugu State House of Assembly by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on behalf of the Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, July 28, 2023, the Enugu State House of Assembly will, today, Thursday, August 3, 2023, commence the … [Read more…]
The Chief of Staff to the President and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has presented the new batch of ministerial list to the Senate. The Rules of the chamber were suspended at 3:15 pm to allow for the Chief of Staff to enter the hallowed Red Chamber. Part of those … [Read more…]
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…]