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Tinubu likely to get ministers’ performance record this week
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to receive the performance scorecards for his cabinet members this week, with particular attention to the ministers, special advisers, and heads of key departments and agencies. This assessment is significant as it marks almost one year of the administration, with ministers having served nine months in office since their inauguration on August 21, 2023.
Initially, 48 ministers were inaugurated, but the number has since reduced to 46 due to the resignation of Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Lalong, who left on December 20 to assume a Senate seat following a court victory. Additionally, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Dr. Betta Edu has been suspended since March 6 amid a probe into allegations of misconduct in her ministry.
The performance evaluations, overseen by Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination/Head of the Central Coordination Delivery Unit (CDCU) Hajiya Hadiza Bala-Usman, are crucial for determining the ministers’ futures. The assessments have been ongoing quarterly, with an interim report already submitted. The current comprehensive report is vital as it will shape the administration’s direction for the remaining three years of Tinubu’s first tenure.
The evaluation criteria are based on eight priority areas defined during a retreat following the ministers’ inauguration. These areas include:
- Reforming the economy for sustained and inclusive growth.
- Strengthening national security for peace and prosperity.
- Boosting agriculture for food security.
- Unlocking energy and natural resources for sustainable development.
- Enhancing infrastructure and transportation to support growth.
- Focusing on education, health, and social investment as development pillars.
- Accelerating diversification through industrialization, digitization, creative arts, manufacturing, and innovation.
- Improving governance for effective service delivery.
Each minister signed a performance bond outlining these deliverables and the associated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Additionally, the Citizens’ Delivery Tracker App has been used to gather public feedback on the ministers’ performance. While the final decision on any reshuffle or removal rests with President Tinubu, the performance bond and public feedback will play a significant role in the evaluations.
Hajiya Bala-Usman emphasized that these parameters, agreed upon in November 2023, have guided the quarterly assessments and the forthcoming annual scorecards presented to the President .
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Senate confirms Oyedele as minister
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.
His confirmation comes after two hours of screening as lawmakers grilled him on various aspects of the economy.
Oyedele’s screening followed a motion moved by Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate leader, after he called for the suspension of the Senate rule to allow strangers to come into the chamber.
During the screening, Oyedele proffered solutions to getting out of the various economic issues in the country.
Oyedele was escorted to the chamber by Bashir Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on the National Assembly ( Senate), alongside others.
His screening followed President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the Senate on Tuesday, requesting his confirmation as a minister.
Tinubu had, on March 3, nominated Oyedele, who currently serves as chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, as Minister of State for Finance.
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Tinubu appoints Lamido Yuguda as CBN’s Deputy Governor
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
The appointment is in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
The President charges Yuguda to discharge his responsibilities with renewed dedication, professionalism, and commitment to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth.
Lamido Yuguda’s last public post was as director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he held from 2020 to 2024.
He is an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University, where he graduated in 1983 with a B.Sc. in Accountancy.
In 1991, he obtained a master’s degree in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a CFA charterholder.
He began his career in 1984 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Senior Supervisor in the Foreign Operations Department.
He also worked as an economist in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1997 to 2001, when he returned to the CBN.
He retired from the CBN in 2016, after he had served as Director of the Reserve Management Department for six years.
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JUST IN: IGP Disu Assigns Portfolios to New DIGs
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services, DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu has assigned the new Deputy Inspectors -General of Police (DIGs) their duties responsibilities.
Sources said that the DIGs were assigned departments based on their areas of competence.
DIG Zachariah Fera Achinyan has been deployed to Legal Services,
DIG Zango Ibrahim Baba to Research and Planning, and DIG Isyaku Mohammed to Training and Development departments.
Similarly, DIG Margaret Agebe Ochalla has been posted to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID);
DIG Mohammed Abdul Sulaiman to Finance and Accounts; DIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie will oversee the Force Intelligence Department (FID); DIG Fayoade Adegoke will head Information and Communication Technology, while DIG Umar Shehu Nadada has been posted to Operations departments.
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