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Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala make TIME 100 most influential people, see others

by Oge Okonkwo Time magazine has just released its 100 most influential people in the world and surprisingly two remarkable Nigerians made the list, Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote and…

Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gets the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (PHOTOS)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Governor of the State of Para, Brazil Simaol Jatene, Peggy Rockefeller Dulany, Chair of Synergos, Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and CEO of Unilever, Paul…

Nigeria now Africa’s largest economy, Boko Haram kills 17 people in Yobe mosque & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Nigeria now largest economy in Africa, says Okonjo-Iweala Nigeria is now the largest economy in Africa and the 26th largest economy in the World. This information was…

Opinion: President Jonathan is guilty of incompetence

by Olukoya Obafemi The ineptitude of my president seems so gargantuan. The country has been radically plummeted to the lowest nadir ever since. The government that has flirted and conjugated…

Budget 2014 Jam: Youth to engage Okonjo-Iweala in March

by Oge Okonkwo The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be hosting a 3-day online interactive session with youth aged 18 -…

She dey kampe! Finance minister, Okonjo-Iweala denies resignation rumours

by Oge Okonkwo The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to rumours of resignation from office. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala in a statement made through her special adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, said that…

Opinion: Just before Okonjo and Allison drives us crazy

by Odusote Oluwakayode Surely, something is rotten in the NNPC and the Minister of Petroleum, Alissson Madueke either participated in it, created the environment in which it could fester or…

Opinion: The truth behind the anti-Okonjo-Iweala ‘waivers policy’ campaign

by Favour B. Afolabi The improved waivers policy is a work in progress which is already making a tremendous difference, as MAN and others have testified. If there are gaps…

This is the man caught impersonating Okonjo-Iweala, Fashola’s wife on Facebook (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun A 38-year-old man has been arrested for fraud after reports that he opened accounts on Facebook purporting to belong to prominent citizens. [READ:UNILAG graduate caught impersonating Okonjo-Iweala,…

UNILAG graduate caught impersonating Okonjo-Iweala, Fashola’s wife

by Oge Okonkwo File photo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a 34-year-old man, Anthony over impersonation using the names of prominent people. According to a statement…

We stand by our story – SaharaReporters publisher on export waivers

by Chi Ibe The publisher of SaharaReporters has responded to the Minister of Finance's statement on the site's story on export waivers and the Nigerian First Lady. Full text below:…

#TFAABest100: SEE photos from The Future Awards Africa Best 100 Alumni event in Abuja

What: The Future Awards Africa Best 100 Alumni. Where: State House, Abuja. When: December 15, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa Chude Jideonwo, Vice President Arch. Namadi Sambo and Adebola Williams Vice President Namadi…

“Completely false” – Okonjo-Iweala responds to “missing N50bn Excess Crude” money (TWEET)

by Chi Ibe Yesterday, Governor Rotimi Amaechi was on fire at the Governor's Forum Retreat in Sokoto. With all guns blazing, he also hit the President's right hand woman, coordinating…

Opinion: The many troubles of Nigeria

by Adisa Adeleye The bad news was that with the dwindling income from oil, the federal government revenue could be down by about $12 billion at the end of the…

Okonjo-Iweala opens up on the truth behind government’s position on ASUU strike

by Adeola Balogun The current stand-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government of Nigeria is no longer news. The duo have been at loggerheads…

YNaija Editorial: Rejoice, the minister of youth is gone

Every Nigerian administration has its obvious stars, even though the proportions have not increased with democracy's return to Nigeria. The reasons for this are not elusive - with political considerations…

Expect cheaper mortgages in 2014 – Okonjo-Iweala

by Oge Okonkwo The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minster of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made a statement assuring Nigerians of cheaper mortgages that will assist them to own…

Fuel subsidy scam: Police set to re-arrest Capital Oil boss, Ifeanyi Ubah

by Chi Ibe Ifeanyi Ubah (Photo: Nigerian Bulletin) Director of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah might be re-arrested again by the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja and…

“Change agent”: Okonjo-Iweala makes list of world’s 100 most powerful women

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been ranked number 83 in Forbes’ 100 world most powerful women. According to the list released on Wednesday, President of Malawi, Mrs.…

‘Gbenga Sesan: Before Nigerians lose their internet freedom – Stop, Jonathan, stop

by ‘Gbenga Sesan As shouts of “Run, Jonathan, Run” ring towards 2015, asking Nigeria’s president to seek a second term in office, I hope he also hears the wise whispers…

What Northern big boys are doing now – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The growing (growing?) wave of kidnappings and the general state of insecurity in the north has led not a few of them to relocate to Abuja where…

Toni Kan: Before I am kidnapped

by Toni Kan We must participate in securing our selves or the next time you open the newspaper it might be your own face you see in the metro section…

Chukwuma Soludo: I could not believe that el-Rufai would descend so low in his book

by Chukwuma Soludo Although there is no single definition of fraud, the online definitions that come to mind as one reads Nasir el-Rufai’s book (The Accidental Public Servant) is “fraud…

“Ngozi has nothing to do with this” – Sanusi Lamido defends Okonjo-Iweala on tribalism allegations

by Chi Ibe The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has condemned the accusations thrown at the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, claiming she is pursuing an…

Budget 2013 may be frustrated, if crude prices continue to drop

Photo: Yahoo by Omoh Gabriel In an article on this column on May 30, 2012, titled “The proverbial rains are here,” many Nigerians including the Federal Government, did not take…

Report: Did Okonjo-Iweala order the sack of NEMA spokesperson over critical op-ed?

by Hauwa Gambo The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), Yushau Shuaib wrote a piece that was critical of appointments made by Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr.…

Editi Effiong: On oil theft, NOI and GEJ need to stop whining

by Editi Effiong In 1992, a Glencore oil trader got off the plane in Lagos with a briefcase filled with millions of dollars. His mission: meeting with a Niger Delta…

YNaija Editorial: Aliko Dangote is YNaija Person of the Year 2012… Let’s tell you why

... there is Aliko Dangote – a man who has created more wealth, expanded more economic spaces, pushed more entrepreneurial envelopes and cumulatively through his inescapable brands, touched more Nigerian…

Why should we not speak ill of the dead? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Yesterday, the President took to the podium to ask us as a people to shun preachers of religious and ethnic division. "Whatever may be our differences; religious,…

Our mother’s ordeal: Okonjo-Iweala’s family’s moving story of her mother’s kidnap, freedom

When Prof. Kanene Okonjo, queen mother of Ogwashi-Uku and mother of the Coordinating Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was released in the early hours of yesterday by the…