“Have you congratulated our new Ministers?” “I am still thinking about it, actually. I don’t know whether to congratulate them or to commiserate or to pity some of them. They have merged Ministries that need not be merged. Some Permanent Secretaries are now floating. Six months and this is it?” “What kind of talk is…
Lagos Gov Flags Off Smart Transportation For Metropolis …Injects 434 New BRT Buses For Ikorodu-Mile 12-CMS Corridor National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday described Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as an epitome of creativity, intelligence and honesty in governance. Tinubu, who spoke in Ikorodu at the…
On resumption of office, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that all federal agencies and parastatals must remit money in one single account known as the Treasury Single Account (TSA). This decision of the Presidency met with diverse criticisms from Nigerians. Some believe it is a means of checking financial fraud and curbing corruption in high places…
This is the untold story of an ex-governor of a popular oil-rich South-south state in Nigeria. In the realm of governance, whilst you enjoy immunity, there are stories that never see the light of day even with their hundred per cent validation; but when your tenure expires even your staff that was “very” loyal to…
It is no more news that the present administration of Muhammadu Buhari a former military ruler and a no-nonsense anti-corruption agent is doing everything possible to unravel the many corrupt practices under the leadership of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The presidency, in its bid to start the anti-graft campaign from the top, beamed its searchlight on…
By Steve Ayorinde The Lagos State Government has taken note of an article in the latest edition of The Economist magazine entitled “Paralysed: Why Nigeria’s largest city is even less navigable than usual” and has considered a rebuttal necessary, in view of the bile and bias contained in it. The said article has since gained…
Barely six months after coming to power, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, finally assigned portfolios to his ministers-designates at the Ministerial Inauguration that took place at the Presidential Villa. The full list include: 1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment 2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals 3. Rotimi Amaechi –…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders, commercial buses and street hawkers, saying that the state government will no longer tolerate their nefarious activities on the streets and highways which has caused untold hardship for the people of the state in recent…
James Ocholi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria reliably described as one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top picks for appointment as Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, represents several controversial clients including an Indian accused of defrauding several Nigerian banks of billions of naira, a former Managing Director of Finbank, Okey Nwosu, who is undergoing…
