Tag: Labaran Maku

Olatunji Dare: Labaran Maku and his Good Governance Tour fiasco

by Olatunji Dare If government programmes and projects have significant impact on the lives of the people, that impact will be their best advertisement. Propaganda, however skillful, cannot be a…

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9 dams and 7% more potable water in 2 years: Minister of water resources gives mid-term score card (READ)

by David Odom Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, Minister of Water Resources   The Federal Government says access to potable water in the country has increased from 58% to 65% in…

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“The Church must stand up”: Labaran Maku calls for a revival at Nasarawa church

Mr. Labaran Maku, Minister of Information MEDIA STATEMENT Minister of Information Mr. Labaran Maku has called on Christian Leaders in Nasarawa State to rise up against the emerging trend of…

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#MinisterialPlatform2013: Sarah Ochekpe, Ita Ewa Bassey, ministers of water resources and science and technology give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe, Minister of Water Resources Another session of the month-long Ministerial Platform 2013 holds today, June 17, 2013 at the Radio House, Abuja. The…

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#MinisterialPlatform2013: Adesina, Mailafiya, ministers of agriculture and environment give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture: Credit: Leadership Newspapers Another session of the month-long Ministerial Platform 2013 holds today, June 14, 2013 at the Radio House, Abuja.…

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#MinisterialPlatform2013: Alison-Madueke, Sada, ministers of petroleum and mines and steel give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson   Diezani Alison-Madueke The 4th of a month-long series, Ministerial Platform 2013, designed to provide details on President Jonathan’s mid-term report, which began on June 3, 2013…

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#MinisterialPlatform2013: Okonjo-Iweala, Abdullahi give mid-term report today

by Idoreyin Sampson Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The 3rd of a month-long series, Ministerial Platform 2013, designed to provide details on President Jonathan’s mid-term report, which began on June 3, 2013…

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Fashola is a propagandist that cannot showcase any tangible development – Lagos PDP over Maku (READ)

by Idoreyin Sampson Fireworks! And dare we say we love it... okay, kinda. Apparently, the Information Minister has hit a nerve in the Lagos government with his comments at the…

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Labaran Maku has lost touch, I feel great pity for him – Fashola

by Rachel Ogbu In a recent statement signed by the state commissioner for information, Lateef Ibirogba, the Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola has expressed great pity for the Information Minister,…

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Get a life! Niger Delta minister, Orubebe says 50-year-olds can’t claim to be youth

by Idoreyin Sampson   FROM LEFT: MINISTERS OF INFORMATION, MR LABARAN MAKU; NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS, MR GODSDAY ORUBEBE; MINISTER OF STATE, MR ISHYAKU DAHIRU AND MINISTER OF LABOUR AND PRODUCTIVITY,…

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“Lagos State is running on federal infrastructure”: Labaran Makun comes out swinging at the launch of the 2nd Ministerial Platform

by Idoreyin Sampson From left: Transport Minister Sen. Idris Umar, Information Minister Mr. Labaran Maku, Works Minister, Arc. Mike Onolememen and Minister of State Works, Amb. Bashir Yuguda at the…

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“Our ministry has employed 4,000 youth, and 500 youthful engineers’ – Minister of works, Mike Onolememen

by Idoreyin Sampson From left: Transport Minister Sen. Idris Umar, Information Minister Mr. Labaran Maku, Works Minister, Arc. Mike Onolememen and Minister of State Works, Amb. Bashir Yuguda at the…

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Report: Jonathan to drop Labaran Maku, Stella Oduah, others from cabinet

by Isi Esene There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet might, this month, see some form of rejigging. Vanguard reportssay four ministers are likely to be affected in the…

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: Blood everywhere and the tonic in the APC manifesto (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi In one week, the murders we have witnessed can only be compared to the genocide taking place in Syria at this point. And we are not officially…

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INTERVIEW: “I shudder to think of how this country will be if the opposition ever gets power” – PDP’s Olisa Metuh

What scares me about the opposition is the degree of undemocratic tendencies that they exhibit. I shudder to think of how this country will be if the opposition ever gets…

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“Fear God!” – Labaran Maku is warning all you Twitter & Facebook activists

by Hauwa Gambo That hot new breed of troublemakers called social media activists have been making life unberable for information minister, Labaran Maku, and he just can't take it anymore!…

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Facing the dragon: New National Road Safety Strategy to reduce accidents is on the way – FG

by Rachel Ogbu To end the bloodbath on the nation’s road, the Federal Government has begun the process of planning a new national road safety strategy for the country which…

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No, thanks: Gov. Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

  by Akan Ido Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has reportedly rejected a proposal by the Information Minister, Labaran Maku to bankroll the Good Governance Tour led by the minister…

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No, thanks: Governor Oshiomhole turns down request to host Maku in Edo

by Akan Ido Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has reportedly rejected a proposal by the Information Minister, Labaran Maku to bankroll the Good Governance Tour led by the minister across…

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FG must apologise to Ezekwesili because she was right – Pat Utomi

by Akan Ido Pat Utomi, a political economist, has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Oby Ezekwesili, the Senior Economic Adviser, African Economic Policy Development Initiative. He said the…

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Opinion: This is to the critics of Maku’s Good Governance Team

by Ikechukwu Idibia When has it become a crime for government to point at projects it has executed or is executing, especially in Nigeria where armchair critics and columnists can…

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Opinion: This is how Twitter debates should go

by Temitope Atiba ...if we fail in our nuclear unit on twitter to engender the best arguments/debates on policy etc, we will fail eventually in the larger society to achieve…

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Don’t breathe air! – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze You see, there is power in the spoken word, and when someone constantly prefers to "rule" rather than to "govern", then you know that the country is…

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Opinion: On Ezekwesili’s speech, Maku has totally missed the point

by Joachim MacEbong One must then ask: what was the point of this pathetic attempt to cast doubt on her stewardship? It is typical of a morally bankrupt government such…

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Ahmadu Ali sues Facebook people… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola “How come they don’t see that we are the luckiest people on earth, so lucky in fact that our president is called Goodluck. The only other nation…

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Perform now or resign – GEJ reads (another) riot act to ministers

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed his administration's intention to deliver on his 2011 campaign promises this year by giving members of his cabinet the option to either…

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Minister of “Pinocchio”: Nigerians now get 15 hours of constant power supply daily – Labaran Maku

by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday announced an increase in electricity generation to 4,502 megawatts nationwide. This was disclosed by the minister of information, Labaran Maku, who was speaking…

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#MoreTestimonies: How I narrowly escaped the ill-fated helicopter – Labaran Maku

by Akan Ido Minister of Information, Labaran Maku yesterday revealed how he narrowly escaped being involved in the helicopter crash which killed Kaduna Governor, Patrick Yakowa, former National Security Adviser,…

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Abimbola Adelakun: Jonathan, the ‘owambe’ president

by Abimbola Adelakun Owambe: A large, grandiose party thrown by Nigerians, especially the Yoruba, anywhere in the world, involves a lot of food, dancing, loud music, and spraying (Nigerian term…

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N2.2bn banquet hall: “Jonathan needs it, he currently transmits national broadcast from the cafeteria…” – FG

by Isi Esene The federal government has given reasons for its intention to build a befitting banquet hall in the Presidential Villa. It said the uproar which heralded the announcement…

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