Senate to screen new ministerial nominees Tuesday

Senate to screen new ministerial nominees Tuesday

The Senate will on Tuesday commence the screening of the seven new ministerial nominees. Basheer Lado, the special adviser to the President on Senate Matters, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mr Lado, a former senator who represented Kano Central Senatorial District between 2011 and 2015, said the nominees have started submitting their credentials … Read more

Meet Nigeria’s new women affairs minister

Meet Nigeria’s new women affairs minister

Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Nigeria’s first female Minister of State, Police Affairs, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. President Bola Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, sacking the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Ken Ohaneneye, and four others. The others are Lola Ade-John, former Minister of Tourism; Tahir Mamman, former Minister of … Read more