Ministers of Power, Defence, Education, and Agriculture and Rural Development have been rated poorly by Nigerians in the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker Apps of the Federal Government, according to Saturday PUNCH’s investigation. In January 2024, the Federal Government had drafted no fewer than 140 officials to track and assess the performance of the federal ministries, departments, and agencies ahead of the …

President Bola Tinubu has banned ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials from embarking on public funded foreign trips. The ban will last for three months in the first instance and will take effect on 1 April 2024. This was contained in a letter dated 12 March 2024, by the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila; and …

No fewer than 140 officials will track and assess the performance of federal ministries, departments, and agencies ahead of the first assessment exercise at the end of this month. This is as the officials joined the third technical retreat for delivery desk officers of federal ministries on the implementation of presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State …

With last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirming the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the Saturday, 25th February 2023 presidential election and subsequently the duly elected President of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of its Armed Forces as declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), those challenging the outcome …

Twice in one week, firstly while inaugurating the new ministers on 21st August and later speaking during the maiden Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on 28th August, President Bola Tinubu issued stern directives to the new ministers to immediately begin work and perform creditably in order to restore people’s faith in government. “Nigeria expect you to hit the ground running …

At the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu charged ministers to look beyond titles and offices and stay focused on the day-to-day task of their individual and collective contributions to the transformation of the economy for the upliftment of Nigerian households. Held at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja, …

“Your assignment begins today”! With those words, President Bola Tinubu charged the 45 ministers sworn-in at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja on Monday to work for Nigeria in the discharge of their responsibilities. He said they should see themselves as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and not those of sections of the country. President Tinubu urged the …

The documentation on the newly-appointed ministers will commence on Saturday. The exercise is expected to end on Sunday. In a statement on Thursday, the Permanent Secretary (General Services) in the Office of the Secretary to the Federation, Mr. Nnamdi Mbaeri said  the ministers were urged to come with their curriculum vitae, birth certificate/declaration of age, and two passport photographs, among …

Monday’s inauguration of 45 ministers by President Bola Tinubu was last night confirmed by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The ministers were assigned portfolios on Wednesday. In a statement, the Director of Information in the OSGF, Willie Bassey said the inauguration will hold by 10 am at the State House Conference Centre, Aso …

A media aide to the Senate President, Jackson Akpabio, has stated that the authentic ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu will be unveiled today. He further urged Nigerians to stop speculating and wait for the unveiling of the nominees. Commenting on the list, he said, “I saw the list too just like every other person did, Let’s wait till tomorrow …