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Tinubu likely to get ministers’ performance record this week

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1 year ago

May 20, 2024

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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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ALLEGED CONTEMPT: INEC CHAIRMAN ABSENT, COURT FIXES OCTOBER 8

‎The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.

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11 hours ago

July 18, 2025

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The ‎Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral body INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, failed to show up when a case of contempt against him came up for mention at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.
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‎The lawsuit is instituted by Edozie Njoku, Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who was accusing the INEC boss of flouting an order of mandamus directing INEC to accept the outcome of an emergency convention that produced him.
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‎At the proceedings, Alhassan Umar, counsel for Professor Yakubu informed the Court of a pending application challenging the jurisdiction of the court.

But this was contested by NRM’s lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba ought to have been present as it is a criminal case.
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‎Justice Obiora Egwuatu subsequently adjourned the case till October 8.
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FG Immortalizes Buhari renaming UNIMAID after him

UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.

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1 day ago

July 17, 2025

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari.

UNIMAID will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri.

Presiding over the FEC session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and unwavering patriotism.

He described Buhari not as a perfect man—no leader is—but as a good, decent, and honourable man.

While acknowledging that Buhari’s record, like all legacies, will be subject to debate, Tinubu insisted that the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried, and the incorruptible standard he represented will not be forgotten.

Crime

JUST IN: Court Frees 24 IPOB Members After Four Years of Detention

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1 day ago

July 17, 2025

Charles Flames

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A high court in Ebonyi State has ordered the release of 24 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after they were held in detention for four years.

The ruling on Thursday marks a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings involving the group.

The 24 IPOB members were discharged and acquitted by Justice I. P. Chima of Ebonyi State High Court.

It was gathered that they were among the last batch of the IPOB detainees out of the 36 held since May 4 2020.

Meanwhile, their lawyer and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed their freedom in a statement titled, “Justice Delayed, But Never Denied.”

According to him, the ruling followed the preliminary objection which highlighted the brazen violation of their fundamental rights: particularly the constitutionally guaranteed protection against double jeopardy, enshrined under Section 36(9) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

Ejiofor said the sacred principle, “autrefois acquit”, stipulates that no person shall be tried again for an offence in respect of which they have previously been acquitted.