Spider Clues

Buhari has announced names of ministers alongside their portfolios. He also appointed himself as Minister to head the Petroleum Ministry. There are ministers for 24 ministries with Ministers of State to make up the remaining portfolios. 1. Lai Mohammed- Minister Of Information 2.  Rotimi Amaechi- Minister Of Transportation 3.  Babatunde Fashola- Minister Of Power, Work And Housing  4. Mustapha Baba Shehuri – Minister of Power, Works and Housing(State) 5.  Kemi Adeosun- Minister Of Finance 6.  Adamu Adamu- Minister Of Education 7. Prof Anthony Onwuka –  Minister of Education (State) 8.  Chris Ngige- Minister Of Labour And  Employment 9. Barr James Ocholi- Minister of Labour and Employment(State) 10.  Ogbonnaya Onu- Minister Of Science And Technology 11.  Issac Adewole- Minister Of Health 12.  Osagie Ehanire –  Minister of Health (State) 13. Audu Ogbeh – Agriculture and   Rural Development ...

The spate of buildings collapsing within the Lagos and the recent incident of a mudslide which claimed four lives in Magodo has caused the Lagos state government to take a second look on the issue of housing within the metropolis. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Owing to the latter event which occurred at Otun Araromi orise community, in the Magodo area of the state, the government has decided to review building plans and sites where structures are erected. The community incident has caused the government to look into demolishing certain structures which tends to pose a threat to the residents within the Isheri axis of Magodo. There were reports that the demolition was to kick-off on Tuesday, November 10, however, it turned out that the information was false. Naij.com went on a journey to thoroughly investigate the living conditions and the state of affairs at the Otun Araromi Orise community and it was gathered by our reporters that there is a lot at stake, ...

Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has confessed that he could have stayed for the second term in office but he “resisted the temptation”. Attahiru Jega speaks at the London School of Economics. The Cable reports that Jega, who left the commission on June 30, was speaking at the London School of Economics on Tuesday, November 10. The ex-chairman noted that if he wanted, he could have got a second term in office after the successful election, but decided to resist it in order to help the commission become a strong institution. In his speech, Jega spoke about the challenges of the elections and how they were faced. “I think the major challenge is the do-or-die mindset of our politicians; they think they have to win by hook or crook. They have to use money; if money doesn’t work, they have to use harassment and intimidation; if that doesn’t work, they can even kill. The commission was a step ahead of them in prepa...

President Muhammadu Buhari has retired 17 permanent secretaries and merged some ministries ahead of today’s swearing-in of 36 ministers-designate and inauguration of the new Federal Executive Council (FEC). Daily Trust learnt that the affected permanent secretaries include Aliyu Ismaila (Defence), Godknows Igali (Power), Abdulkadir Musa (Industry, Trade and Investment), Linus Awute (Health), Mrs. Fatima Bamidele (Niger Delta Affairs), John Obinna Chukwu (FCT), Ezekiel Oyemomi (Women Affairs), Anastasia Nwaobia (Finance), Tunji Olaopa (Communications Technology), George A. Ossi (Land, Housing and Urban Development), MacJohn Nwaobiala (Education), Muhammed Bashir (Transport), Abdullahi Yola (Justice),  and  Alhaji Baba Umar Farouk (Mines and Steel Development). The permanent secretaries were reportedly relieved of their appointment because they were said to be senior to the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita. Consequentl...

The committees not only shadow the 26 federal ministries in the Executive structure, they include 39 other absurd oversight functions some of which crudely overlap. There are among others, committees on: Aviation, Land Transport, Marine Transport, Public Procurement, Privatization, Appropriation, National Identity and Poverty Alleviation. Mr Buhari’s initial plan to constitute 37 special courts across the 36 component states and the Abuja capital territory to help facilitate his much needed war on corruption pretty much looks abandoned for now. It appeared only one judge, Danladi Umar, could pass the integrity test. Umar is now the sitting judge in the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), the only special court yet hearing corruption cases. At roughly twice the size of California, Nigeria is 10 percent of the United States (US) by area and about 50 percent by population. The US runs on 100 senators and 435 members of representatives, while Nigeria runs on 109 senators and 360 membe...

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will tomorrow hold a one-day seminar for various government agencies’ staff towards the attainment of the new United Nations set of target, known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The seminar, which draws ex participants of the KOICA’s Capacity Improvement and Advancement for Tomorrow (CIAT) trainings, will also involve meeting of the KOICA Alumni Association of Nigeria (KAAN) to brainstorm on areas of development for Nigeria. The event, scheduled to hold in Abuja, has the objective of sharing important technical skills and know-how, as well as to build capacities for sustainable socio-economic development. The agency, in a statement yesterday, explained that part of what the seminar will dwell on  include sharing Korean development experiences and proffer ways of replicating same in Nigeria. The statement added that tomorrow’s seminar and alumni gathering has the theme of “Moving towards the Sustainable Development Go...

Alhaji Halladu Jimeta, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state and one of the major sponsors of Governor Umar Jibrilla Bindow’s campaign has decried the sorry state of things in the state. Speaking to The Guardian in Yola, Halladu, the Sarduana of Jimeta expressed worry that the people of the state were undergoing undue hardship in the state which was not what they bargained for when they supported and voted APC into power. According to him, the mantra of APC leadership in the country, which is positive change for development, had been abandoned for personal and selfish interest of some people in government He said: “ We worked for our party and we ensured that Bindow won the election bearing in mind that he has the capacity to restore the lost glory of the state, but unfortunately, we now discovered that our case in Adamawa now is like from frying pan into fire. Our search for good leadership has landed us in a bigger trouble. Only God and the na...