Dr. Maikanti Kachalla Baru was appointed the 17th group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in July 2016 – a position where the complexity of the oil and gas industry, particularly its political sensitivities usually require off-the shelf…
Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.), Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, is one of the key figures in the government of Buhari that have given a practical expression to the anti corruption crusade of the administration. Despite the general slowdown in economic activities,…
Dr. Babatunde Fowler, executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is President Buhari’s right hand man in an administration in which internally generated revenue [IGR] has become the critical success factor for the government. The President has made many political…
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC], is one of the key personalities under the Buhari-led government that have functioned creditably in the building of strong institutions. Since his appointment in 2015, Danbatta has posted a…
Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the commission in November 2015. His is one of the appointments by the Buhari’s administration that caused a spillover of…
Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, stands out as a super minister, carrying three ministerial portfolios in one. He is a man trusted by the President and that trust was what prevailed when some powerful forces within the…
Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman is managing director/CEO of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which is a key institution in driving government’s plan to build the nation’s non-oil revenue capacity. A strong institution is needed to accomplish the great mission and a…
In 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari came to Nigeria’s political stage with a message of change to a society that couldn’t wait for the much needed change to begin. History has shown however that whenever expectations run that high to the…
The name Alexandra West came to limelight when she clinched the award for the most innovative idea at the 2017 edition ofbusiness fair for children organized by Kid Entrepreneurs, a non-governmental organization championing entrepreneurship among children. Alexandra West is 9…
ChildEnvironmentalist and Gender Equality Advocate MisimiIsimi is a nine-year-old environmentalists and gender equality advocate and president of Eco-kids green club and an advocate for a girl child rights. Her passions include teaching other children about the importance of gender equality, personal hygiene and protecting the environment. She started as…
