Photos: Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Audu Ogbeh, others at the ministerial retreat

Former Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi joined the other ministers-designate at the ongoing Ministers retreat holding in Abuja. More photos after the cut...

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Ministerial screening: APC leaders demand end to Saraki's CCT Travail

Well, he's done what they wanted him to do so reprieve may be coming the way of Senate President Bukola Saraki in respect of his travails at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). According to a report by Tribune, some leaders of APC who were impressed with the way he handled the screening and confirmation of all 36 ministers, now want the trial to end. They reportedly met recently to find ways to reconcile Buhari and Saraki 

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Rotimi Amaechi confirmed as Minister despite petition against him

The APC senators who remained in the senate after PDP staged a walk out, have confirmed Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the Federal republic of Nigeria. The senators rejected the recommendation of the Ethics and priviledge committee's which recommended that the Rotimi Amaechi should not be confirmed as Minister because of the corruption charges that he is yet to answer to at the appeal court.

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PDP senators stage walk over Amechi's ministerial confirmation

PDP senators in the senate this afternoon staged a walk out over Rotimi Amaechi's ministerial confirmation. The PDP senators are against his nomination and believe he should not be confirmed as there's a corruption case against him. 

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Senate confirms Mahmud Yakubu as INEC chair, 4 commissioners

The senate has confirmed the nomination of Professor Mahmud Yakubu as INEC Chairman and four INEC Commissioners namely Antonla Taiye Okoosi Simbine for North-central, Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo for North-east, Mohammed Mustafa Lecky for South-south, Amina Zakari for North East and Soyebi Adedeji Solomon for South-west. They were all screened today October 29th.

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Senate screens INEC Commissioner nominee, Baba Shettima Arfo -North-east

The senate has screened INEC Commissioner nominee, Baba Shettima Arfo from Borno state. He is expected to be the INEC commissioner for North-east. He was asked a few questions and asked to take a bow and go.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Okechukwu Eyinna Enelemah

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Eyinna Enelemah from Abia state. He is a medical doctor by training. During his introduction, he vowed to work tirelessly with President Buhari for a new and better Nigeria. He said for Nigeria to grow economically, efforts must be made to generate resources outside the oil sector. Enelamah said efforts should be made for Nigerians to pay their tax. He said infrastructures and better legislation will help for it to work. He also called for a more inclusive growth.

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Ministerial screening: Senate screens Anwuka Anthony Gozie

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Anwuka Anthony Gozie, a former Vice Chancellor of the Imo state University and also former Secretary to the Government of Imo state. During his presentation, the nominee talked about his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of Imo state university and how his house was burnt down while he was trying to fight cultism in the school.

He said there is need to upgrade the Oguta lake to turn it into an international tourist ce

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Mohammed Musa Bello

The senate has screened Mohammed Musa Bello, A former Chairman of the Hajj commission. He is from Adamawa state. Bello spoke against the introduction of bailouts for any economy or business. He spoke against merging of airlines to create a bigger airline company. He said airlines should be encouraged to do better instead of forcing them to merge.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Adamu Adamu

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Adamu Adamu from Bauchi state. He is a trained Accountant and a veteran journalist. He promised to make National interest his guidance. After answering a few questions, he was asked to take a bow and go

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Aisha Abubakar

The senate has screened ministerial nominee Aisha Abubakar from Sokoto state. After introducing herself, she was asked to take a bow and go.

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Ministerialnominee: Senate screens Adewole Isaac Folorunsho

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Professor Adewole Isaac Folorunsho, the outgoing Vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan and a professor of gynecology and obstetrics.  

During his presentation, Professor Adewole said the declining fall in Education is as a result of under funding, dilapidated infrastructure and lack of motivation of staff. He said the ranking system used to rate universities in the world is usually not fair to Nigeria and Africa. 

On cultism in Universities, the university don said continuous education and awareness that cultism does not pay anyone is needed. He also said collaborative efforts between Universities in Nigeria will also help to address the social vice.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Bawa Bwari

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Bawa Bwari, a certified town planner and former chief whip of the House of Representatives. Bwari, who is from Niger state, is the nominee that replaced Ibeto. He said if made Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, he will look at the master plan to see how he can make Abuja live to its billing as the Federal Capital Territory. As is their tradition for being a former member of the National Assembly, he was asked to take his bow and go. 

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Geoffrey Onyeama

Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Geoffrey Onyeama

The senate has screened Geoffrey Onyeama, a Cambridge University trained lawyer from Enugu state. Onyeama said the image of Nigeria is still largely very positive. He said Nigerians in the diaspora are doing the country proud and that Nigeria is literally and figuratively the giant of Africa.

As an intellectual property lawyer, he said more efforts have to be made to fight piracy and counterfeiting in Nollywood as well as in the health sector.

He promised to never engage in any corrupt practice no matter how much money is put before him. Onyeama said a concerted effort has to be made to reform Nigeria's justice system. He said the independence of the judiciary should not be negotiated.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Hajia Zainab Ahmed

The senate has screened ministerial nominee Zainab Ahmed from Kaduna state. She is an accountant by training and currently the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). During her presentation, Ahmed said Nigeria needs to identify illegal miners and work with them to ensure their activities are legal which will in turn increase the Internal generated revenue.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Pastor Usani Usani Uguru

The senate has screened ministerial nominee Usani Usani Uguru from Cross River state. A former Commissioner for youths and sports in Cross Rivers state. During his presentation, Uhuru said unemployment and moral decadence is a key factor responsible for the increased spate of kidnapping. He noted that to address the crime, an integrated approach has to be initiated.

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Ministerialscreening: Senate screens Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali

The senate has screened ministerial nominee, Rtd Brig. Gen. Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali. He is a retired military officer. The military officer said lack of good leadership has fueled the spate of Boko Haram activities in Nigeria. He was asked to take a bow and go.

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