Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, is one of the two super ministers with the biggest ministerial portfolios in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is in charge of the erstwhile ministries of transportation and aviation now merged into…
A great duty needed to be performed at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria [AMCON], where a debt obligation of N4.6 trillion was hanging in 2016. That was an equivalent of 75 per cent of the federal budget, 26 per cent of national…
Minister for Budget and National Planning Not many Nigerians knows the strategic role of the ministry of budget and National planning in the administration of president Muhammdu Buhari . This is because prior to the the advent of the current…
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…
