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e Lilnelly Mr Yinax  There were a series of dramatic moments on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday as 10 ministerial nominees appeared for screening. While some of the nominees were given special privileges to leave without answering questions, being former lawmakers, others were subjected to grilling. Those who have appeared so far for screening are Uchechukwu Ogah (Abia), Goodwill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom),  George Akume (Benue),  Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi),  Emeka Nwajuaba (Imo), Olorunnimbe Mamora (Lagos), Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun), Adamu Adamu, Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra). First to appear before the Senate was Uchechukwu Ogah, who threw his weight behind the official exchange rate of N305 to $1. He also called for the diversification of the economy, with emphasis on agriculture. He also made a case for ‘guided deregulation’ of the petroleum downstream sector as a means of boosting foreign exchange. Ogah said...

The Federal Government has replied former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment on the activities of Boko Haram terrorist group describing his comment as divisive. According to the Federal Government, the comment by the former president is aimed at imputing ethnoreligious motive to Boko Haram and ISWAP and it is “deeply offensive and patently divisive.” This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. READ ALSO: Boko Haram Has Gone Beyond FG’s Capacity, Says Obasanjo Mohammed added that such comments are far below the status of an elder statesman. He said it was particularly tragic that Obasanjo, who fought to keep Nigeria one is the same one seeking to exploit the country’s fault lines to divide it in the twilight of his life. Read full statement below… OBASANJO’S COMMENTS ON BOKO HARAM DIVISIVE, DEPRESSING – FG The Federal Government has described former President Olu...

HOME NEWS POLITICS METRO SPORT ENTERTAINMENT OPINION EDUCATION HEALTH INTERVIEW DAILY POST GHANA CONNE Published   on   July 25, By   Seun Opejobi   The Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen. George Akume, on his choice as one of the ministerial nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari. The state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr James Orgunga stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Makurdi, NAN reports. The statement reads: “Benue state warmly rejoice with our leader, Sen. George Akume on his well deserved nomination as ministerial nominee by President Muhammadu Buhari. “You have been an esteemed asset to our state and the nation from time immemorial, having offered effective and selfless service as Permanent Secretary in the state Civil Service. “You were also Executive Governor for 8 years, and Senator for 12 years, with clean records. “Y...

Two months after President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated into office of the President, the ministerial list has been sent to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the list of 43 nominees on the floor of the Senate and he noted that the screening of the nominees will commence on Wednesday. The ministerial list has however sparked mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media with #MinisterialList #TheList dominating trend. Some social media users opined that they were not impressed by the names on the list noting that the same old faces make up the list. Others expressed disapproval noting that the list has more of politicians than technocrats or young Nigerians. The list of women on the list was the concern of some others who said they expected President Buhari to have appointed more female ministers. Few names like former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola and Goodwill Akpabio came as a surprise to some Nigerians while others...