governance

2023: ‘I Have Been Exposed To Governance’ Osinbajo Boasts

May 11, 2022 5:50 am

The Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, asserted that he has been exposed to governance having served as the vice to President Muhammadu Buhari for the past seven years, stressing that he the best hands to hand over the country to next year.

The Vice President who also doubles as presidential aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), also declared on Tuesday that the unity of Nigeria was one of the most important things that the country needed.

Prof Osinbajo made these assertions in Bauchi when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, …

Appreciating Ugwuanyi’s Unique Governance Style

December 27, 2019 8:17 am

Louis Amoke emphasizes that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has been widely commended for his multi-partisan and inclusive disposition to governance

Recently, former President Goodluck Jonathan was in Enugu, to deliver a lecture at the 10th anniversary celebration of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. The former President’s visit to Enugu reechoed a fundamental aspect of governance structure of the state, where Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi holds sway as the governor.

The former President who was treated to a dinner by Ugwuanyi, at the Government House, Enugu, after the event at the university, expressed delight at the uncommon leadership style …

Buhari’s SIP Has Brought Governance To People -Iriase

December 26, 2019 8:52 am

Immediate past deputy chief whip of the House of Representatives, Pally Iriase, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s Social Investment Programme (SIP) and his administration’s investment in human capital development has brought governance closer to the people.

The former Owan Federal Constituency representative, made the observation at Otuo, near Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State at the commencement of a skills acquisition training programme for over 300 woman and youths in the constituency.

He said before Buhari’s administration, Nigerians knew almost nothing about SIP, adding that the president has introduced dynamism into what the SIP is all …

No good governance without free press, says Saraki

May 3, 2019 10:28 am

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday stated that there can be no good governance in any country where press Freedom is not guaranteed.

Saraki made the statement in a goodwill message to a one day conference marking the 2019 World Press Freedom Day organized by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) and the European Union’s Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme.

The theme of the conference was: “Press Freedom in Nigeria — the Rule of Law, Media and Violent Extremism.”