Nigeria’s Senate has continued screening of ministerial nominees sent to the red chamber for screening as ministers of Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Senate, at the resumption of its plenary on Tuesday, recommenced the exercise, which was last done last Thursday when five nominees were questioned. It was learnt that six nominees…
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I Never Purchased Beds For N50m—Fayemi
Former governor of Ekiti State and also a ministerial nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Kayode Fayemi, has finally debunked rumour that he acquired beds in the Government House in Ado-Ekiti for N50 million. Shortly after handing over to the incumbent governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, in October 2014, Fayemi came under heavy criticisms over…
I Deserve To Be Minister—Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, says his nomination as a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari is well-deserved. The Kwara State-born politician made this known in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital while answering questions from journalists as regards protests that he never voted in the state during the last elections.…
Senate To Read Ministerial List Tuesday
The much awaited ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari was finally sent to the Senate on Wednesday evening. This was after the upper chamber had closed for the day and week and to resume next Tuesday, October 6, 2015. The lawmakers would have sat on Thursday, October 1, 2015, but for the public holiday declared…