Jaja Wachuku is Nigeria’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs. The present one is Ambassador Yusuf M. Tuggar (August 16, 2023 till date). Since the establishment of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1961, the ministry which maintains, supervises, and coordinates Nigeria’s relations with other countries has produced 29 ministers. On the assumption, the ministry is named … Read more
Who is the present Minister of Defence? Alh. Mohammed Badaru is the incumbent Nigeria’s Minister of Defence. Badaru was a former Governor of Jigawa State. He will be assisted by Bello Matawalle (Minister of State Defence) who is also a former Governor (Zamfara), North-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Understanding The Ministry of Defence Defence of … Read more
The volume of Currency-In-Circulation (CIC) in Nigeria by December 2020 was 10,454,976,030, valued at NGN2,907,126,778,815.31 as against 2019, when there was a volume of 9,400,994,069 valued at NGN2,441,656,697,130.31, more naira were in hands in 2020 than 2019. Nigeria witnessed an increase in CIC from NGN2,441.67 billion in 2019 to NGN2,907.13 in 2020. That’s an increase of … Read more
When President Muhammadu Buhari in the democracy day celebration (when it was May 29) in 2016, announced the plan of his administration to empower millions of Nigerian youths through the N-Power, one of the components that were later made public was N-Power Knowledge. And by June 12 the same year, the online application portal was … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Finance? Mr. Wale Edun is the present Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy. He was the former Commissioner of Finance in Lagos. Understanding the Federal Ministry of Finance Between 2015 to 2019, there was a Ministry of Budget and Planning, but the second term of President … Read more
Nigeria’s first Minister of Finance was the flamboyant Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh while the present one is Wale Edu who holds the portfolio Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. The flamboyant Okotie-Eboh made the office of the minister of finance interesting, not just by some of the economic policies he brought to the … Read more
Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources? Prof. Joseph Utsev is the incumbent Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation in Nigeria. The working of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources Clean and accessible portable is one of the critical areas of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Nigeria can only achieve this through its Ministry of Water … Read more
The six agencies under the Ministry of Digital Economy are NCC, NITDA, Galaxy Backbone, NigComSat, NIPOST, USPF Who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy? Dr. Bosun Tijani is Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Until his appointment, the Ministry was known as Communications and Digital Economy. Significance of the Ministry of … Read more
Who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs? The former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany Yusuf M. Tuggar is the incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs. The working of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs As an investor in Nigeria, you are most likely going to need the services of some of the agencies of the Ministry of Foreign … Read more
There are 19 agencies out of which 13 are regulatory agencies and 19 departments under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Nigeria). Who is the Nigeria’s Minister of Health? Havard University Professor, Ali Pate is Nigeria’s incumbent Minister of Health. Pate will also be the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Olikoye … Read more
eNaira, Nigeria’s digital coin, seems to be having a good impact on the fiat version of Nigeria’s currency. On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, $1USD was NGN557 as against NGN565/$1 a month ago. Recall that eNaira which was scheduled for launch on October 1 to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence, but was postponed and eventually launched by President … Read more
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed advised Nigerians to be wary of illegal institutions in Nigeria. To put aspiring students and their guardians on red alert, he made available the full list of approved universities in Nigeria including the federal, state, and privately-owned institutions. In … Read more
There are 221 universities in Nigeria that legitimately have the National Universities Commission (NUC) licence to operate. Here is how the universities spread among the three major stakeholders (federal, state, and private organisation/individuals): What does NUC do? National Universities Commission or NUC is the biggest parastatal or agency under Nigeria’s Ministry of Education. It is … Read more
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