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The recurring trend of clashes amongst cabinet members, accounting officers and down the ladder technocrats of all sorts over issues of portfolio, duties and schedules either within a Ministry or betw...
14 Apr 2013
…To Generate 10,000mw in 10monthsAn assurance that President Goodluck gave to Nigerians upon his attaining the lofty office several years ago was that by the end of 2011, the country would be generati...
14 Mar 2013
On February 5, 2013, the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka sent letters of invitation to a number of Political Editors and seasoned Political re...
10 Mar 2013
At 40, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, is unquestionably the youngest Director General in the entire federal public service in Nigeria.Anohu-Amazu who hails from Anambra, that state that has produced some o...
14 Feb 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan recently approved constitution of boards of directors for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Authority (NIMASA), and the Corpor...
12 Jan 2013
After what has been described as a tumultuous tenure, the Federal Government finally sacked Bolanle Onagoruwa as Director General of Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) after two years on the saddle.T...
02 Dec 2012
On assumption of office by the middle of this year, Engr. Andrew Yakubu told Nigerians that the cash cow under his watch will assiduously seek to reinforce the tenets of accountability and transparenc...
10 Nov 2012
In a country where everybody is perceived as corrupt, especially in the public service, Mr. Muhammad TahirZakari has distinguished himself as an incorruptible civil servant. He was among the 148 indiv...
10 Oct 2012
Mallam Yusuf Alli is an editor by designation but a celebrated investigative reporter in Nigeria by design. He is widely traveled with a high network of connection among the elites, security agencies,...
05 Sep 2012
Mr. Ejike Okpa, a public commentator and blogger. He would make an honorable entry in the archives of Texas as he would be commissioned by Texas Governor Perry as an Admiral in Texas Navy based on rec...
04 Aug 2012
It was not a case of a square peg in a round hole but rather the Federal Government of Nigeria has placed a round peg in a round hole by announcing the appointment of Ibrahim Bolaji Bello as the Actin...
05 Jul 2012
When he was named as the acting Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) by the Federal Government, many were not surprised especially the insiders and stakeholders in tax system because he h...
03 Jun 2012
Once you ask Ifueko Omoigui to speak about higher values, you cannot fail to be swayed or moved by her altruism- an altruism that is true and touching, the passion for her job and people and her unrel...
14 May 2012
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a woman of substance, a Nigerian model of excellence and African pride. She is an individual that has proven that the best can come from Africa in term of qualification, com...
01 Apr 2012
It was at a pre-launch Press Conference on the Conditional Grants Scheme (CGS) in December 2011, that Dr. Precious Gbeneol was officially introduced to the Press as the new Senior Special Assistant to...
10 Mar 2012
Mrs. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman is a performance-driven individual who enjoys working in fast-paced, challenging environments. She is the current Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security...
06 Feb 2012
Economic Confidential @5: Thanks for PatronagesThe Economic Confidential wishes to express its sincere appreciation to all its readers within and outside Nigeria for their loyalty over the past five y...
12 Jan 2012
Since his appointment as the Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Gimba Ya’u Kumo has been actively engaged in ensuring that Nigerians derive optimum benefits from the mortgage i...
11 Jan 2012
Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, OON, was born on 23rd March, 1953 in Mubi, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. He attended Demonstration School Mubi and Government Secondary School, Ganye bef...
15 Dec 2011
She just resumed in Nigeria and the first remark from her was a genuine and sincere advice to the government. She admonished the Federal Government to handle the issue of oil subsidy removal with caut...
10 Nov 2011
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was born in 1969. He attended one of Nigeria’s leading universities, the University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos where he graduated with a B.Sc. Second Class Upper degree, in Mass Com...
16 Oct 2011
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the re-appointment of Mr. Fola Daniel as Nigeria's Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) f...
21 Sep 2011
The appointment of Jonah Otunla as the new Accountant General of the Federation, commencing from July 1, 2011 did not come to many as a surprise considering his qualifications and working experience a...
04 Aug 2011
The new Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar told the Economic Confidential that the tribunal would speedy dispensation of Justice against unnecessary delays as well...
11 Jul 2011
The name of Engr. Baba Jibrin Adamu came to the fore after the post-election crises in some part of the North when hoodlums destroyed his palatial houses and vehicle in Kaduna. A recipient of award of...
11 Jun 2011
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) Ungwaga Roberts Orya is a workaholic to the core and stickler to perfection in business dealing for the benefit...
01 Apr 2011
Recently, a globally recognised gigantic industrial nation, Japan, witnessed a high magnitude earthquake which triggered a tsunami resulting in huge humanitarian concerns; as it lost about ten thousan...
01 Apr 2011
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) Ungwaga Roberts Orya is a workaholic and stickler to perfection in business dealing for the benefit of investin...
01 Apr 2011
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is the Secretariat of the National Council on Privatisation, which is the body statutorily charged by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the privatization an...
01 Mar 2011
The new boss of the Nigerian Stock Exchange is Mr Oscar Onyema, a computer engineer and finance expert. He replaces Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh, the interim administrator appointed by the Securities and Ex...
01 Feb 2011
The newly appointed Director General and Executive Secretary of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Femi Ajayi is a multi-disciplinary professional who is biochemist, journalist and inte...
01 Jan 2011
In Nigeria the name Belgore is synonymous to law at highest level, but unlike other popular Belgores from the Ilorin Emirate who are lawyers, magistrates and judges, Aliyu Kola Belgore is a thorough b...
07 Nov 2010
Born on July 7, 1955 in Idofin-Isanlu, Kogi State, Bamidele Ogbe Solomon the current Director General of Nigeria’s National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Nigeria is a Professor of Chemical...
01 Oct 2010
Born on August 26, 1962, Hajia Yabawa Lawan Wabi is the new Finance Minister of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairperson of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). A female...
09 Sep 2010
He is an African whose name is everywhere on international diplomacy: shuttling between tough terrains; mediating in crises; resolving conflicts as well as preaching the gospel of global peace. He i...
02 Aug 2010
Most successful personalities and corporate organisations reach their peak and win public admiration due to the outcome of their actions and reports made on them. Behind the scene of those success s...
05 Jul 2010
A former student activist, Chairman of a local government, political adviser to governor and federal commissioner, this young and energetic Minister of Labour and Productivity has always found himself...
28 Apr 2010
The new Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Bar. Shehu Ladan is widely regarded as a professional lawyer, philanthropist and oil and gas management strate...
10 Apr 2010
Nigeria is in the news again on global reckoning when Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board was elect...
04 Mar 2010
… to Assume Office on August 1, 2010 The Board of Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Godwin Emefiele as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer designate of the ...
25 Jan 2010
The new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Prof.Oladapo Afolabi, who is a professor of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry has challenged civil servants to take advantage of training opportun...
10 Jan 2010
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) prides itself as a "One Stop Shop" for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMA). Established by the SMEDAN Act of ...
02 Jan 2010
The Board of Corporate Affairs Commission has approved the appointment of Mr. Bello Mahmud as the new Registrar-General for the agency. The Chairman of the Board of the commission, Barrister Jimoh ...
21 Dec 2009
Salamatu Suleiman: Ecowas Commissioner for Political Affairs 
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