By admin on April 6, 2010
Nigeria’s acting president swore in a new Cabinet in the oil-rich nation on Tuesday, placing a former oil company employee in charge of the country’s petroleum ministry and an investment banker at the helm of its finances.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, Dora Akunyili, goodluck jonathan, national assembly, umaru yar adua
By admin on April 1, 2010
Two ministerial nominees — Prof. Dora Akunyili and Ms Josephine Tapgun — narrowly escaped being rejected by the Senate as members of the new Federal Executive Council.
Akunyili, whose name was the third read by the President of the Senate, Mr. David Mark, almost lost out when the voice vote appeared to show that the senators who supported or opposed her nomination were equal in number.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged Dora Akunyili, federal executive council
By admin on March 22, 2010
THE Presidency is considering six names as likely replacement for Professor Maurice Iwu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged Dora Akunyili, independent national electoral commission, Maurice Iwu
