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The Special Public Works in the Rural Areas is an employment- intensive technique acquired and adapted by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) from one of the capacity-building collaborations with the International Labour Organisation (ILO)      READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process     The Senate is currently in a rowdy session over a motion to step down the screening of Ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo; a Senior Advocate of...

44-year-old Physiotherapist, Maryam Shetty, had on Wednesday been surprisingly nominated to serve in the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Her dreams to become Minister has however been postponed following President Tinubu’s latest action. Here’s why:     READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process     President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Maryam Shettima Ibrahim from Kano State and replaced her with Dr. Mariya Mahmud. This was disclosed on...

A native of Taraba State from the Northern Senatorial District, Danladi is one of President Tinubu’s nominees for a cabinet position. However, what do we know about the former lawmaker?  Find out in this profile written by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq and Alimi Olamilekan Quadri   READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: Senator John Enoh | Nominee with legislative background       Born on 20th May, 1967, Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi is one of President Bola Tinubu’s Ministerial...

The Senate adjourned to Friday for the commencement of a second batch of screening for the fresh list of nineteen (19) nominees sent in by the Senate. Both lists submitted by President Tinubu brings the Ministers in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to 47 if they are confirmed by the Senate.   READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process     With the Senate set to conclude the final round...

Following in the footsteps of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari who had adopted the practice of submitting their cabinet nominees in batches, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sent what is believed to be a final Ministerial list to the National Assembly     READ ALSO: Ministerial list: Beyond mere rituals, as Nigerians await Tinubu’s ‘(wo)men’   With the Senate set to conclude the final round of screening for the first batch of Ministerial...

Edun; current Presidential Advisor on Monetary Policies had his turn Tuesday at the Ministerial Screening. He however, had to grapple with the mixed bag of accolades and bombardment that came his way. Here’s a summary of his session.     READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process       Following the Senate’s resumption of screening for Minister Designates on Tuesday, the lawmakers screened nine of the fourteen remaining nominees....

Twenty years after he was screened as Ministerial nominee, Nasir El-Rufai is back at the National Assembly for the same purpose. The odds are however different this time as Kogi West Senator raise issues about the former Kaduna Governor   READ ALSO: Take A Bow: Borno Ministerial Nominee screened without uttering a word     As Senators continue the screening of ministerial nominees on the second day of the exercise, the lawmaker representing Kogi West...

The motion sponsor revealed that the restriction currently allows only five licensed independent petroleum marketers to dispense petroleum products to over 500,000 residents in over 150 dispersed (border) towns and villages.       The Senate has tasked the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to lift the restriction on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. This is as it calls for intensified preventive and enforcement...