Tag: Minister
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Ex-petroleum minister, Diezani moves to recover seized assets
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extending the
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Minister allays fear of alleged fake, substandard drugs to NHIS patients
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says it is not correct that drugs being dispensed to patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are fake or substandard. The minister said this in Abuja at the 17th edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)” organised by the Ministry of Information…
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Minister calls for removal of sex education in schools
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has called for the removal of sex education from the basic education curriculum. He made this known at the Ministerial Session of the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, November 3. The Minister said, immediately he saw Sex Education in the curriculum, he…
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2023 census e-portal now open
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he has no regret being a minister in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation to defend the ministry’s 2023 budget proposal.
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BREAKING: FG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday 10th October, 2022 as public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on Thursday, congratulated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s…
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$92.39m bribe: Former minister gets death sentence
Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, manipulating the stock market, and illegally possessing firearms. Sun was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, said the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast…
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Health minister resigns amid hospital staff shortages
Portuguese Health Minister, Marta Temido, resigned on Tuesday amid widespread criticism of her decision to temporarily close some of the country’s emergency care services due to staff shortages. Local media reported that Temido’s resignation came hours after reports emerged that a pregnant woman died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday during an ambulance transfer.
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APC lucky to have salable presidential candidate – Ex-minister
The former Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, said on Saturday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was very lucky to have a salable Presidential flagbearer for the 2023 election. Shittu, who is the Director-General of Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation (ATPCO), made the statement at the inauguration of ‘Jagaban/Shettima Local Government Voluntary Representatives Forum’…
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ASUU: Hope of students going back to sch dashed as FG insists N1.1trn can’t be borrowed to end strike
Nigerian students who remained at home for almost six months due to ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) may remain at home permanently as the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Friday said it was unrealistic for the Federal Government to borrow money to end the…
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Why Nigerian youths are not employable – Minister
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says most youths are unemployed because of lack of functional skills. Ngige said this while declaring open a one-day trade Job, Career and Employability Fair, on Thursday in Abuja. The fair was organised by the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in collaboration with the International Labour…