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President Bola Tinubu has made appointments as his regular activities, and almost every week, names of new appointees are revealed, either for one agency or government parastatals. However, some of the president’s appointees have been removed after their nomination, a development political pundits have described a lack of coordination and proper checking before the announcement […]
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu has forwarded the name of Abbas Balarabe to the senate for confirmation as Minister from Kaduna. The nomination was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the plenary on Tuesday. Balarabe’s name was read alongside Dr Jamila Ibrahaim and Ayodele Olawande as Minister of Youths and […]
Comrade Shehu Sani, a former senator, has described the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai as “a Rastafarian and Reggae artiste”. Sani said this while reacting to a post of El-Rufai on X social media platform, on Sunday. El-Rufai, who has not been active on social media since the failure of the senate […]
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, shared a cryptic message on social media a few weeks after the senate refused to confirm him as a minister. El-Rufai’s name was among the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the upper legislative chamber for screening and confirmation. However, during the screening on August 7, […]
Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State was noticeable absent when Bello, his eldest son, got married to his second wife, Aisha Habibu Shuaibu, on Saturday. The departure of El-Rufai from the country occurred subsequent to his withdrawal from the ministerial candidacy, a decision which has been previously covered by Daily Trust. The Senate, in the previous […]
In a surprising twist, Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn his pursuit of a ministerial appointment due to a Senate non-clearance. The Senate recently confirmed most nominees, but El-Rufai, along with two others, faced obstacles due to security clearance concerns. The Senate instructed the affected candidates to engage with the President for resolution. El-Rufai, undeterred, gracefully withdrew […]
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has faulted the non-confirmation of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as minister. AYCF said the Senate should not test the patience of northern youths by confirming El-Rufai’s nomination. A statement by AYCF President, Yerima Shettima, said northerners feel humiliated by the news. He said El-Rufai’s non-confirmation was an […]
President Bola Tinubu has met with former Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Mallam Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former Governors are President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees and were screened by the Senate. However, while Wike scaled the Senate screening hurdle, el-Rufai’s nomination is yet to be passed. There are speculations that efforts are […]
Yemi Adaramodu, the Senate Spokesperson, has indicated the possibility of the red chamber reconsidering the confirmation of the three ministerial nominees who are awaiting approval for re-screening. Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly (NASS), shared this information during an appearance on Channels Television’s “Sunrise Daily” program on Tuesday. When […]
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says President Bola Tinubu has a vision is to achieve constant power supply in the country in the next seven years. El-Rufai spoke on Tuesday when he was screened by the senate as a ministerial nominee. Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, asked el-Rufai how he intends to confront the crisis […]
Senate has resumed screening of the ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu for the second day (Tuesday). Those for screening today include ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); presidential spokesman, Dele Alake; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi; and 10 others. Others are Wale Edun, Musa Dangiwa, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the nineteen Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, have taken a swipe at former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai over his controversial statement about the role of religion in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna. In a 5 minutes 43 seconds video trending on the social […]
Hours to the May 29 handover, the Kaduna State Government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has declared the Atyap Community Development Association as an unlawful society in the state and signed an order to proscribe it. The proscription order noted that the Southern Kaduna association allegedly involved in acts capable of endangering the peace, tranquility, […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday said he won’t be president-elect, Bola Tinubu’s chief of staff after leaving office on May 29. Reacting to reports of possibly becoming the chief of staff following his closeness to Tinubu during the electioneering period, El-Rufai said he would rather remain in the private sector while contributing to […]
Former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, has dragged Bashir El-Rufai, the son of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, after Bashir called him a jobless man. Bashir had on Saturday night, April 8, commented on Shehu’s tweet about the manufacturing of an aircraft before the May 29th Presidential inauguration. “Lmaoo. I am so happy this man will […]
The Kaduna State Government has approved the reinstatement of 1,288 public primary school teachers sacked in June 2022 after the conduct of competency test. In June 2022, the Kaduna government sacked over 2,000 school teachers in the state for failing a competency test, while 165 teachers were sacked for poor performance. On Wednesday, April 5, […]
Security operatives attached to the convoy of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday evening, clashed with Shi’ite members in Bakin Ruwa Area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The development, according to reports, resorted to the death of at least four persons, while many others were injured. It was gathered that […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Abdullahi, on Monday met with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing on Wednesday. Others at the meeting held at the APC National Secretariat include Governors Nasir El-Rufai, Yahaya Bello and Bello Matawalle of […]
In a direct challenge to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked residents of the state to accept the old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tender. Mr El-Rufai gave the directive in a broadcast to residents of the state on Thursday night. During the broadcast, Mr El-Rufai […]
