By Emmanuel Aziken:
* As Senate sets tough hurdles
ABUJA— EIGHT additional ministerial nominees including erstwhile Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili and her National Planning counterpart, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman were presented to the Senate yesterday.
The process of Senate screening for the eight and the earlier 25 presented on Tuesday would begin next Monday, Vanguard [...]
March 25, 2010 | Posted in
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Indications emerged on Monday that the six-man delegation raised by the Federal Executive Council to visit ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua in Saudi Arabia might only be on an appreciation visit and may not necessarily see the President.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, told journalists in Abuja that the delegation’s mission was to thank the [...]
February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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By Semiu Okanlawon:
Indications emerged on Sunday that members of the Federal Executive Council who were delegated to visit President Umaru Yar’Adua in Saudi Arabia had been denied landing clearance by that country’s security.
Reliable sources told our correspondent on Sunday night that while members of the team were set for take-off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International [...]
February 22, 2010 | Posted in
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