The first Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (Lagos) was Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun while the incumbent FCT Minister is Nyeson Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State. FCT Minister from 1976 to date Here is the full list of past and incumbent ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 1976 to date. Who moved FCT … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology? Mr. Uche Nnaji is the new Minister of Innovation Science and Technology. Understanding The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology The renamed Federal Ministry of Innovation Science and Technology was formerly known as Ministry of Science and Technology. Bolar Tinubu modified the name. The ministry is designed … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Power? Mr. Adedayo Adelabu is Nigeria’s incumbent Minister of Power. Adelabu was a former deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Most Troubled Ministry in Nigeria Between 1999 to 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration spent NGN374.65 billion or $2.88billion on the power sector, but there was no result. … Read more
With the mandate to promote agro-processing, preservation, and storage to reduce pre and post-harvest losses to the barest minimum, Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has the most elaborate functions in Nigeria’s economy. Name change Until the name change, it was known as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It is one … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s new Minister of Petroleum Resources? Like his predecessor, President Bola Tinubu is the Minister of Petroleum Resources. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil) and Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State of petroleum Resources (Gas) will assist the president. How Petroleum Resources Ministry Came About The discovery of the first … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment? Dr. Doris Anite is new Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Anite was a trained medical doctor-turned-banker before joining politics. Understanding The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment With the capacity to design, promote, and implement government-approved policies that could diversify Nigeria’s economy from crude … Read more
Ministry of Education, no doubt, is one of the oldest ministries in Nigeria. While other ministries have undergone several name changes, the education ministry has borne the same name as far back as 1960. Because of the importance of education to nation-building, it designs national policy on education. Who is the new minister of education … Read more
Who is the Minister of Environment? Ishak Salako from the Southwest is the Minister of State, Environment and Ecological Management. Meawhile, the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management is a slot for Kaduna State and the APC excos in the state is yet to come up with a unanimous candidate to represent the state in the cabinet of … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment? Nkeiruka Onyejeocha is Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has been in charge of the ministry since Senator Simon Lalong has gone to the Senate. It is the number ministry that exposes the failure of government both at the national level and the state level. … Read more
Who is the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs? The incumbent Minister of Niger Delta Development is Mr Abubkar Momoh (from Edo State). He was redeployed from the Ministry of Youth to Niger Delta Ministry on Sunday, August 20, 2023. The ministry which has been renamed Niger Delta Development was initially omitted when President Bola Tinubu … Read more
FCTA agencies Historical background of FCTA As far back as the 1960s, when the administrative headquarters of Nigeria was in Lagos, there has been a special ministry specifically created for the administration of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. From the days of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa to Aguiyi Ironsi, the first military administration in Nigeria, … Read more
Who is the Minister of Steel Development? Shuaibu A. Audu is the new Minister of Steel Development in Nigeria. During the government of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, the ministry was known as the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in Nigeria. Nigeria is blessed with numerous mineral resources which if appropriately harnessed can generate trillions of … Read more
The majority of barite in Nigeria is mined in Cross River, Benue, Nasarawa, Zamfara, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, Rivers, Gombe, and Ebonyi states. On Friday, October 29, 2021, Nigeria’s government through its Minister of Mines and Steel, Olamilekan Adegbite, announced that Africa’s biggest economy has joined the list of countries that have large deposits of barite. … Read more
In 2015, as Nigerians prepared for a general election, the outcome of which was predicted to split Nigeria, a UK-based news magazine, The Economist, in its editorial supported the opposition candidate at the time, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, against the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, who represented a party that had been in power for 16 years. … Read more
Tagged the pandemic year, 2020 was still rosy for 11 states in Nigeria as Foreign Investors from across the world came to put their monies in the biggest Africa’s economy. Although Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) dropped by 59.7 percent, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 10 states received inflows. Equities supplied the largest capital … Read more