Wednesday, 14 October 2015

NigerianEye: “Babatunde Fashola steals show at Senate screening” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Babatunde Fashola steals show at Senate screening” plus 29 more


Babatunde Fashola steals show at Senate screening

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:43 PM PDT

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN),was the star ministerial nominee at the screening of ministerial nominees, yesterday, as the Senate cleared 18 nominees for ministerial...

REVEALED: Why Buhari dropped Musa Ibeto as ministerial nominee and replaced him with Abubakar Bwari Bawa

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:50 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari may have dropped a ministerial nominee, Musa Ibeto, to avert a political crisis in Niger State. Ibeto is the state's immediate past deputy governor. Buhari's nomination of...

WATCH VIDEO: Impressive Fashola responds to questions from The Senate during his ministerial screening

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:42 PM PDT

The ministerial screening continued on Wednesday , and former Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola's screening reinforced widely-held notions of the former governor's competence. The former...

Senate officially confirms 19 ministerial nominees - See list

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:44 PM PDT

The Senate has on Wednesday cleared 19 ministerial nominees forwarded to the upper legislative house by President Muhammadu Buhari. 1. Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma(A-Ibom) 2. Dr. Kayode Fayemi...

Reps to probe Jonathan’s N18.7 Billion railway project

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:47 PM PDT

House of Representatives' members have mandated a yet-to-be constituted ad hoc committee to probe President Goodluck Jonathan administration's N18.7 billion railway project between 2010 and...

Ministerial Screening: Nigerians react to Fashola's brilliant performance

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:44 PM PDT

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Highlights of Wednesday’s ministerial screening

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The screening of ministerial nominees into the Federal Executive Council entered day two on Wednesday.The Senate on Tuesday screened 10 ministerial nominees, including a former Governor of Ekiti...

Meet the six women nominated for ministerial positions by Buhari

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:56 PM PDT

With only six women nominated for ministerial positions, it is certain that the representation of women in the FEC, consisting of 37 ministers, would fall short of women' expectation. According to...

No sacred cow in anti-corruption war — Osinbajo

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 11:03 PM PDT

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday in Abuja stated that the government of President Mohammadu Buhari will not spare any corrupt person in the fight against corruption. The Vice President spoke...

Babcock varsity performs first heart surgery

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 11:19 PM PDT

It was another milestone yesterday in Babcock University as the first heart surgery was performed there by its doctors. The operation lasted six hours. The first beneficiary of this feat in the...

Nigeria receives $6 Billion in foreign direct investments annually

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Nigeria receives an average of six billion dollars in Direct Foreign Investments (FDI) inflow annually. Mr. Amos Sakaba, a Director in Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), disclosed this in...

Fuel scarcity hits Rivers as NUPENG begins strike

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Queues have surfaced in some filling stations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, following a directive by the Eastern Zone of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to its members...

3 female suicide bombers kill 10, injure 16 in Borno

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:36 PM PDT

About 10 persons were killed on Tuesday night as three female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devices, IED, at different locations around Tuka Tuka village, on the outskirts of...

House of Reps member reminds Buhari of free education campaign promise

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:35 PM PDT

A member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Gudaji, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari of his campaign promise of providing free education to all when elected as Nigeria's...

No palliatives, no fuel subsidy removal - Kachikwu

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:33 PM PDT

Answering questions from Senators when he appeared before them, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu who noted that there will be no removal of subsidy until palliatives were put in place, disclosed that with...

Ministers cleared by the senate and those awaiting screening

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:31 PM PDT

Ministers awaiting swearing-in, assignment Those screened, cleared and confirmed by the Senators as full time ministers to be assigned portfolios by the President were Senator Udoma Udo Udoma (Akwa...

FG to ban rice importation next 2 years

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 10:22 PM PDT

Federal government Wednesday said it has plans to stop the importation of rice in the next two years, however stating that the policy would not be enforced until it has developed local industries to...

Saudi Stampede: Death toll of Nigerians rises to 168, 144 still missing

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 03:08 PM PDT

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on Tuesday said the number of Nigerian pilgrims killed during the September 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, had risen to 168. More than 769...

REVEALED: Mikel rejected Oliseh's offer of Super Eagles Vice Captaincy

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:54 PM PDT

It has been revealed that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel turned down the opportunity to be vice -captain of the Super Eagles before the vacant position was handed to Eddy Onazi and Kenneth...

Again, Buhari vows to end Boko Haram by December

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:52 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the determination of his government to completely rout Boko Haram by December. The President, who however placed his determination in the ability of the...

How Blatter bought Platini support for £1.35m

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:49 PM PDT

UEFA president Michel Platini agreed to back Sepp Blatter for re-election as FIFA president weeks after receiving £1.35m from FIFA on Blatter's authority in March of 2011, according to a report out...

APC inciting violence in Kogi, Bayelsa to disrupt polls – PDP

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:47 PM PDT

Ahead of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States billed for November 21 and December 5 respectively, national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged that the...

Naira appreciates against the dollar at the parallel market

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:41 PM PDT

The naira on Wednesday firmed against the dollar at the parallel market. The naira gained N1 on Wednesday afternoon as it traded for N225 against the dollar. It had previously traded for N226...

Colonialism responsible for Africa’s underdevelopment - Obasanjo

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:38 PM PDT

‎Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday in Ibadan identified colonialism as an impediment to Africa's progress and development. ‎Obasanjo spoke at the first edition of the International...

FA bans Mourinho

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Jose Mourinho has been given a one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 after he admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to post-match media comments. The Chelsea manager was charged for misconduct...

Tribunal upholds Akpabio’s election

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 01:30 PM PDT

‎The Akwa Ibom State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, this afternoon, affirmed‎ the former governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio, as the winner of ‎Akwa Ibom...

Multiple explosions kill 7 in Borno

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 09:39 AM PDT

The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of seven persons, including three suicide bombers, in Tuesday night's explosion at the outskirt of Maiduguri. Mr Aderemi Opadokun the State...

DAY TWO: Watch LIVE broadcast of the Ministerial screening on NigerianEye.com

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 05:08 AM PDT

Click on the play button below to start watching day two of Ministerial screening live with the president of the senate Bukola Saraki heading the senate proceedings.

Senate defers screening of ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi for the second time

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 05:41 AM PDT

For the second time, the Senate has deferred the scheduled screening of former governor of Rivers State and ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi. The action of the Red Chamber, which was the second...

Ohi of Adavi dies

Posted: 14 Oct 2015 05:34 AM PDT

The Ohi of Adavi, HRH Ohi Ibrahim Asuku in Kogi Central zone of Kogi state is dead. He was aged 71. The highly respected traditional ruler died Wednesday morning. The late Ohi Adavi will be...

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