Tag: ngozi okonjo iweala
The major players behind the fuel scarcity in Nigeria
by Kolapo Olapoju Just before the oil marketers are labelled evil for withholding fuel from the reach of Nigerians, it ...
We hear Jonathan, Sambo, Obanikoro, others will leave Nigeria after May 29
by Kolapo Olapoju According Punch Newspapers, President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice-President Namadi Sambo and several ministers have concluded plans to travel abroad ...
Aliko Dangote and others to star in BET documentary
by Ranti Joseph Africa leaders, entrepreneurs are beginning to get recognition for their hard work as BET and Africa.com are coming together to ...
Pres. Jonathan, Rita Dominic, Okonjo-Iweala, others attend Oronto Douglas’ burial (PHOTOS)
by Iyobosa Omoregie President Goodluck Jonathan attended the burial of his deceased aide, Oronto Natei Douglas, on Saturday, May 2. ...
Did you know that Okonjo-Iweala is a cancer survivor?
by Damilola Jagun On Thursday, April 30, a rare revelation was made by the coordinating minister of the economy and ...
Is’haq Kawu: Why I want Gov. Shettima re-elected in Borno
by Is’haq Kawu The old order changeth, paveth way for the new. If we wait long enough, everything changes! ...
Okonjo-Iweala listed among the ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’
by Damilola Jagun Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed among the 50 World greatest leaders by Fortune magazine. ...
My letter to Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo, by Tolu Ogunlesi
by Tolu Ogunlesi Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi Sambo sadly saw nothing wrong in using religion to divide the country; ...
We must not lose hope in the Nigerian economy… Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks
by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala There has been some attempts to make people feel that there is no hope; that this situation ...
Femi Falana: The ‘dollarization’ of the Nigerian economy must be stopped
by Femi Falana Nigeria has become the largest importer of the United States dollars in the world neither the International Monetary ...
It’s going to be a very difficult year for Nigerians – Okonjo-Iweala tells CNN
by Kolapo Olapoju Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, told Cable Network News (CNN), on Wednesday, March 18, that the rest ...
Opinion: Chibok school – Jonathan’s action is a tad too late
by Abimbola Adelakun In a matter of weeks, it will be a whole year since Boko Haram kidnapped the Chibok ...
Niger Delta militants don’t mind if GEJ loses – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Okonjo-Iweala at war with SERAP First, Serap institutes a lawsuit against Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Why fuel scarcity problem will not just go away
by Olusegun Adeniyi Against the background that pipelines are vital security assets of any nation, in most countries, tampering with ...
Okonjo-Iweala knows what to do about fuel scarcity – NUPENG
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) on Monday, March 2, in Abuja called on the Minister ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Let’s discuss the issue of oil theft in Niger Delta
by Olusegun Adeniyi We are losing revenue; 400,000 barrels of crude oil are lost on a daily basis due to ...
Release full audit report on NNPC’S missing $20 billion || House of Reps tells Okonjo-Iweala
by James Sambo The House of Representatives has urged the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to submit to the ...
Charles Soludo: Dear Pres. Jonathan, you totally missed the point on the missing N30 trillion
by Charles Soludo I believe that the pressures of office and the hectic electioneering campaigns have not allowed him time ...
Sylvester Monye: No money is missing from the NNPC – I’ll explain
by Sylvester Monye Lastly, no one can now say that $20 billion is missing from NNPC. The fact of the ...
I’m baffled and amused by Soludo’s allegations – Ribadu defends Okonjo-Iweala’s honour
by James Sambo Erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has shut-down allegations made ...
‘I stand by my statements’: Soludo wants Okonjo-Iweala, others to know this
by Kolapo Olapoju Erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo, has restated his claim that not less ...
Opinion: Why Soludo abandoned the clear path of reason
by Chuks Iloegbunam For two reasons – spite, and the angling for appointment in a Buhari government of his phantom ...
Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala replies Soludo in a passionate rejoinder (READ)
SOLUDO’S SELF-SERVING ARTICLE ON ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IS DEFICIT IN FACTS, LOGIC AND HONOUR This piece is in response to an ...
No second term for Arunma Oteh! Why Director General of SEC resigned
by Kolapo Olapoju The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), Arunma Oteh has resigned from her position. Despite being intensely lobbied, ...
Federal government cuts initial 2015 budget draft by N500 billion
by Tunji Andrews The 2015 Nigerian federal budget of $23 billion, was presented to parliament by Nigeria’s finance minister ...
Eromo Egbejule: Tracka – In Nigeria, the truth is an App
by Eromo Egbejule In certain parts of Nigeria, there is a joke that when an abandoned project is suddenly revisited ...
Opinion: Why do Sobowale and Ogbodo hate Okonjo-Iweala so much?
by Mohammed Seidu Unlike Dele Sobowale, Abraham Ogbodo of the Guardian on Sunday has not been a copious and unrelenting ...
Even if GEJ is clueless, Okonjo-Iweala and Aganga cannot be – @DoyinOkupe
by Kolapo Olapoju Senior Special Adviser to President Jonathan on public affairs, Doyin Okupe, has lamented the fact that many ...
The PDP of today is a criminal party – Nasir el-Rufai
by Panshak Ibrahim The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, and erstwhile FCT Minister, Mallam ...
Minister of Works insists Nigeria is not broke as FG heads to China for yet another loan
by Laila Ibrahim The Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen has said despite the falling oil prices Nigeria is not broke, ...