FGN Policy Acronyms To Keep In Mind

(This List will be updated regularly)

ABP — Anchor Borrowers Programme: The ABP, launched by President Buhari in November 2015, is an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria that provides smallholder farmers with farm inputs in cash and kind and links them to processing firms (the ‘Anchor Companies’) who ‘offtake’ the produce.

APP — Agricultural Promotion Policy: The Federal Government’s Agriculture ‘Roadmap’, developed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Download here

Issa Hayatou Defeated As CAF Elects Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad as New President

Ahmad Ahmad

Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad has emerged the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He defeated incumbent Issa Hayatou by 34 to 20 votes at the election currently holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Hayatou, who has been in charge at CAF for 29 years, was seeking an eighth term. Ahmad had challenged Hayatou and promising change after a discreet playing and coaching career.

Ahmad took the reins of the Madagascar football federation in 2003 and on Thursday challenged long-serving Issa Hayatou for the African Football Confederation (CAF) presidency.

Favourite Hayatou and Ahmad went head to head in Addis Ababa seeking a four-year term as African football boss. 

Dasuki Loses Bid to Consolidate Charges

Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court sitring in Maitama, Abuja today dismissed the application by Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) , former National Security Adviser , NSA, seeking to consolidate the two separate charges preferred against him by the EFCC.

Details Later..

The Senate's Resolution and Magu's No Retreat, No Surrender! A Contradiction

"We are determined to fight corruption to the finish and nobody can stop us". Ibrahim Magu told National Assembly Correspondents shortly after answering questions from senators during his screening on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

The Nigerian Senate said Magu seizes to be the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Control (EFCC).

THE MAN: IBRAHIM MAGU.
Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, screened by the Senate for the position of the Executive Chairman, EFCC.

EFCC Hosts National Anti-Corruption Stakeholders Summit

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is hosting a two day National Anti-Corruption Stakeholders Summit themed, Building National Anti-Corruption Consensus in a Multi-Agency Environment.

The Summit, which would engage a host of stakeholders, is geared towards addressing pertinent national issues such as;

Ex GMD, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu Sent To Kuje Prison

Former GMD, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu who was arraigned today, March 16, 2017 before Justice A R Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on a six count charge bordering on non disclosure of assets, money laundering and advance fee fraud has been remanded in Kuje Prison pending ruling on his bail application. He is to return to the court on March 21, 2017. 

Details later.

Why Senate Regects Magu Nomation Again

Nigerian Senate again rejected the nomination of the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the second and final time.

The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki while presiding at the plenary said with the rejection of Magu, he seizes to be Acting Chairman of the EFCC. Adding that President Muhamadu Buhari should nominate another head for the anti-graft agency.

A confirmed report has that the State Security Service has insisted the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, is not fit to head the anti-graft agency because he lacks integrity, a lawmaker has said.

Magu Rejected Again by the Senate, seizes to be Acting Chairman of the EFCC Says the Senate

Nigerian Senate today again rejected Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The Acting EFCC Chairman was rejected by a majority of the Senate membership after over an hour of grueling screening at the National Assembly in Abuja.

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki said with the rejection of Magu, he seizes to be Acting Chairman of the EFCC.

ONGOING: President Buhari presiding over Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

ONGOING: President Muhammadu Buhari presiding over Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting at the State House in Abuja.

#HappeningNow Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu undergoing screening

Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu undergoing screening today, March 15, 2017 by the Senate as a substantive chairman of EFCC.