Tag: Minister
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FG spends over N50bn monthly on electricity – Minister
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, says the Federal Government spends over N50 billion monthly on electricity. Mr Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the minister, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja. Artimas quoted the minister as saying this when he received the Guild of Actors and Film…
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Australian Open: Don’t feed the mice, minister tells quarantined players
Australian Open players have been told not to feed mice at their quarantine hotel in Melbourne. The demand came after world number 28 Yulia Putintseva complained she could not sleep because of the rodents scurrying around her room. The Kazak swapped rooms earlier this week after finding a mouse but said her new room was…
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My only regret as Buhari’s minister – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a Special Forum in Abuja. He said with dwindling resources, no government in…
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Era of petrol subsidy payment not completely gone – Minister
Contrary to widespread belief that the removal of subsidy on petrol by the Federal Government is responsible for its soaring prices, the subsidy has not been completely removed, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Monday. Speaking on Channels’ Politics Today, the minister said: “We are still trying to manage this bumpy…
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Sports Minister, Sunday Dare hints at Rohr’s sack over failure to defeat Sierra Leone
It appears Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr might have managed his last game in charge of the national team after the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare questioned his suitability for the job and threatened the “needful will be done” in response to the team’s uninspiring draws with Sierra Leone in the 2021 AFCON…
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Minister to investigate allegations against SARS personnel
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, has pledged to ensure a comprehensive investigation into allegations of infractions against personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police. The Press Secretary to the Minister, Mr Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Dingyadi said the idea was to…
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#EndSARS: Buhari’s Minister begs Naira Marley to halt planned protest
The minister of Youths and Sports development, Sunday Dare, on Monday night urged popular Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, to stop mass action scheduled to protest the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In the past 72 hours, many Nigerian celebrities have lent their voices to the campaign for the total dissolution of the police…
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Diversion of N2.67bn school feeding fund: ICPC clears air on Minister’s involvement
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has opened up on the purported involvement of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq on the diversion of the N2.67 billion school feeding funds. ICPC had reported that N2,67 billion meant for secondary school students in Federal boarding schools…
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Ex-Minister Gbagi breaks silence on alleged dehumanization of hotel staff
Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, a former Minister of State for Education, has denied stripping a staff of his hotel naked for allegedly stealing his money. In a statement on Thursday, the former Minister accused his political detractors of planting some trending videos and photographs in the press. According to Gbagi, the people involved were having sex…
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Buhari’s former minister is politically weightless – APC
The Taraba chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the exit of the former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Aisha Alhassan (popularly called Mama Taraba), from the party made no meaningful impact on the party. The state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim El-Sudi, said this in an interview with newsmen at…