Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". The state has a population of around 4.7 million people. Its capital city is Jos.
Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila,is a Nigerian lawyer and politician,who has served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023.
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is a Nigerian politician and former professor who served as the 14th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Nigeria became an independent country on 1 October 1960,and in 1963 became the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The republic instituted two national awards:the Order of the Niger and the Order of the Federal Republic.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties,the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit,established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger.
Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. As of 2024,he is the second richest man in Nigeria. His late father,Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu,was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group,a Nigerian conglomerate concentrating on manufacturing,infrastructure and agriculture and producing a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BOI).
Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician and was All Progressives Congress member of the House of Representatives for Damaturu,Gujba,Gulani,and Tarmuwa. In 2016,she was appointed as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Olukayode Ariwoola is a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who served as the chief justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2022 to 2024. He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November 2011,he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria. He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022 following the resignation of former chief justice Tanko Muhammad and formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.
Yakubu Dogara is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Musa Sarkin Adar commonly referred to as Hon. Musa S/Adar is a Nigerian lawmaker elected as member of the Federal House of Representative representing Goronyo/Gada Federal Constituency.
Abubakar Kyari is a Nigerian politician who is the minister of Agriculture and Food Security. He was the senator representing Borno North Senatorial District from 2015 until his resignation in April 2022. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress,and briefly served as its acting national chairman in 2023.
Mallam Adamu Adamu is a Nigerian accountant,journalist and politician who served as the minister of Education from 2015 to 2023.
Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel is a Nigerian politician and member of the 8th National Assembly from Jigawa State. He represented Jigawa North West Senatorial District.
Mele Kolo Kyari OFR is a Nigerian geologist,crude oil marketer and 1st Group Chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum company limited. Before this appointment,Kyari was the Group General Manager,Crude Oil Marketing Division of the NNPC and the Nigerian National Representative at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 2018.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
Sanata Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu was a Nigerian politician who served as the deputy president of the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2007.
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections were held on 25 February 2023 where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting in all 360 federal constituencies. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2019.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election was held in all 360 constituencies where voters elected members of the House of Representatives using first-past-the-post voting. Most elections were held on February 23,2019 with some elections running into February 24 while others had supplementary or rerun elections that took place at a later date. The last regular House elections for all districts were in 2015.
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician,currently serving as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly,and son to the former governor of Kaduna State,Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. He was appointed as Chairman House Committee on Banking Regulations.
