Category: Government
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Abuja; Seat of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, originally a sparsely populated territory of less than one hundred thousand people. Influx of people into the Federal Capital City accelerated from 1999. Population figure 1,405,201 posted for the FCT in the 2006 census was adjudged as unacceptable by the territory’s minister who argued estimate…
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Martin Luther Agwai; Nigerian military chief appointed Chief Of Army Staff, COAS by President Obasanjo. During his tenure, Dornier 228 Nigerian Air force jet crashed on Ngokur Hills in Mbakunu-Shangev-Ya District of Kwande Local Government Area, Benue State, killing military top brass on board[i]. Agwai was appointed deputy military adviser to the United Nations on…
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Extractive Industry; in Nigeria involve different activities that lead to the extraction of raw materials from the earth (such as oil, metals, mineral and aggregates), processing and utilization by consumers as impacted by the Nigerian Content policy. In 2013, Transparency and Anti-Corruption, United Nations (UN) Global Compact said many resource-rich countries like Nigeria were not…
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Ignatus Pats-Acholonu, Justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court. Acholonu, was born July 15, 1937. He was called to the English Bar in 1963 and the Nigerian Bar in 1964. He worked at the Ministry of Justice between 1964 and 1974, and was appointed solicitor-general in 1979. Acholonu was appointed judge of Imo State High Court…
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Abidoye Oyelami; Managing Director of the Crusader Insurance Company. When Oyelami retired, the National Insurance Commission, the regulatory body for the industry, wrote him a letter of commendation for his openness and service to the industry. Oyelami worked as a tutor in Lagos before going back to the University of Lagos for a degree in…
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Obiagweli Ezekweseli; an invaluable member of President Obasanjo‘s economic team raised to ensure the successful execution of the administration’s reform programmes. A leader in Development and Governance initiatives, Ezekweseli co-founded the Transparency International (TI) in 1994. As a minister, she displayed rascality, dishonouring two appointments with the Senate committee overseeing her ministry[i]. Ezekwesili made her…
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Adigwe Sebastian; Banker, also a member of the Steering Committee of the Business Support Group, BSG for the Federal Government’s Vision 2020, and member, Technical Working Group of Delta State for Vision 2020. Adigwe stood trial alongside others over alleged abuse of office, banking malpractices and money laundering to the tune of N55 billion[i]. While…
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Sani Dauda; Nigerian businessman who through his own private company, ASD Motors, bided for and acquired PAN which assembles the enduring motor vehicle brand in Kaduna. With Peugeot’s acquisition, Dauda’s first priority was to re-shape the company’s vision and re-orientate the staff to achieve greater efficiency. In this regard, the company invests in technology and…
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Abdul Mumuni Aminu; Colonel in the Nigerian Army, one who personally arrested General Buhari on the coup day of August 27, 1985 that brought General Babangida to power[i]. Mumuni was the self-effacing, tall, dark and strikingly handsome soldier who formed the third leg of the pro-Babangida triumvirate. The original stock of the so-called “IBB Boys”…