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Jonathan suspends interior minister

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Ministries, National Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Barely 24 hours after he was declared winner of the 2011 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday suspended the Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.). A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, said Iheanacho‘s ‘personal and official conduct‘ had led to lapses in the […]

4 ministers, 78 others risk arrest over failure to submit capital projects estimate

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Ministries Monday, March 7th, 2011

Four Federal Ministers and 78 other chief executive officers of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) may face arrest by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over their failure to submit their 2009 capital projects estimate to the Commission. The affected ministers are those in charge of Interior; Cooperation and Integration in […]

Jonathan gives ministers rules on political campaigns

Posted by admin Ministries, Raw Politics Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday issued guidelines for the participation of members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the ongoing zonal and state campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) towards the April polls, saying that the business of government should not grind to a halt because of electioneering. He directed that ministers who are not […]

Segun Aganga: Ten Months After

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Ministries Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Feb. 2, 2011 – Finance Minister Segun Aganga is a very brilliant man. You do not become a managing director of Goldman Sachs, a leading investment banker in the world, for being stupid. And for a Blackman to have become so in the United Kingdom – an essentially […]

Minister blames teachers for candidates’ failure in public exams

Posted by admin Education, Headlines, Ministries Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Minister of State for Education, Mr Kenneth Gbagi, has blamed teachers for poor performance of candidates in public examinations in the country, saying, “teachers are not doing enough to educate their students.” Gbagi declared in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday, that, “from my point of view, it is not government that has failed; we have […]

Jonathan intervenes in governors, ministers’ rift

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics, Ministries Sunday, January 30th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has interverned in the rift between some governors and ministers in his government. The president is said to be worried that the rift, if not settled, could jeopardise the fortunes of the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the April general election. The crack had made some PDP governors to call for the […]

Labour Ministry Seeks N622.5m For Overseas, Local Trips

Posted by admin Chinedu Vincent Akuta, Latest Politics, Ministries Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity yesterday urged the House of Representatives to approve the sum of N622.5 million for local and overseas travels in the 2011 fiscal year. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu, made the plea during its budget defence meeting with the House Committee on Labour. The ministry which […]

Jonathan under pressure from Govs to sack some ministers

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Ministries Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack some ministers over irreconcilable political differences with them (governors). The governors made the demand during their meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday night. Before the governors went to the Villa, they […]

Nigeria to supply 22.76 per cent of Africa’s oil needs by 2015’

Posted by admin Ministries, National Politics Monday, January 10th, 2011

A LATEST report from Business Monitor International (BMI) has shown that Nigeria oil and gas sector will account for 8.97 per cent of African regional oil demand by 2015, while providing 22.76 per cent of supply. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) predicted an increase of one million barrels per day (bpd) in 2011, while […]

Recent bombings in Nigeria politically motivated – Minister

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Ministries Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

THE Federal Government on Monday, said the recent bomb blasts in Nigeria were politically-motivated and handiwork of detractors who wanted to bring down the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (rtd), who said this in Abuja, after inspecting the scene of the twin blasts that rocked the ever busy […]