Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria,bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau,to the north by Kaduna State,to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi,and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate,the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. The state has thirteen local government areas and its capital is Lafia,located in the east of the state,while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement and anti-graft agency that investigates financial crimes and unknown transactions such as advance fee fraud and money laundering. The EFCC was established in 2003,partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF),which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. The agency has its head office in Abuja,Nigeria. The EFCC was also set up to fight against corruption and protect the country from economic saboteurs.
Basheer Lado Garba Mohammed is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Senator for the Kano Central constituency of Kano State,Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections,running on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation or SGF is the official title of the political appointee responsible for ensuring the effective coordination and monitoring of the implementation of government policies and programmes in the hierarchy of Nigerian government.
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.
Aisha Halilu Buhari;born 17 February 1971) is a professional beauty therapist who served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.
Sadiya Umar Farouq is a Nigerian politician who served as the Pioneer Minister of Humanitarian Affairs,Disaster Management and Social Development.
Beatrice Jedy-Agba is a Nigerian lawyer and anti-human trafficking advocate. She is the first Nigerian to be honored by the U.S. Department of State with the Trafficking in Persons Heroes Award 2014. She was Director-General of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) between 2011 and 2016.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is a law enforcement agency of the federal government of Nigeria. It was established in July,2003 to combat human trafficking and other similar human rights violations.
Julie Okah-Donli is a Nigerian lawyer,chartered secretary and administrator,who served as the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),an agency established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2003 to tackle human trafficking and other related matters. She is the founder of the Julie Donli Kidney Foundation,an NGO that supports people with kidney disease and also mother of the musician,Lady Donli.
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu is a Nigerian retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (rtd) of Niger State. Mohammed Adamu hails from Lafia,in Nasarawa State. He was replaced on 6 April 2021 with Usman Alkali Baba.
Ibrahim Usman Jibril CON is a Nigerian traditional ruler and administrator. He is the 12th emir of Nasarawa Emirate and was the minister of state for environment between 2015 and 2018 in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
Ramatu Tijani Aliyu is a Nigerian politician from Kogi State,Nigeria. She served as the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) appointed by president Muhammadu Buhari on August 21,2019. Ramatu was previously the National Woman Leader of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) later All Progressive Congress (APC) after the party and other political parties merged.
Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was appointed Nigeria's Minister of Environment by President Muhammadu Buhari in April 2022,having been redeployed from the Ministry of Science and Technology where he was Minister of State. He served in his new position until May 2023. He was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Nasarawa State and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). He is a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Peoples Gazette is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja. It launched in 2020. The online medium is notable for its investigative journalism,among other fields.
The First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2015 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 11 November 2015 and the cabinet was dissolved on 28 May 2019,the day before Buhari's second inauguration.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs,Disaster Management and Social Development is a Nigerian ministry whose mission is to develop humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of National and International humanitarian interventions. It was established on Wednesday August 21,2019 by an Executive pronouncement by the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria,H.E.,Muhammadu Buhari GCFR at the inauguration of Ministers for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Fatima Waziri-Azi is a Nigerian lawyer and the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) of Nigeria. Before her appointment at NAPTIP she was an advisor on the rule of law to the President of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari. She is a former Head of Department of Public Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and she is a woman rights advocate and a campaigner against domestic and sexual based violence.
The National Commission for Refugees,Migrants,and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI),formerly known as the National Commission for Refugees (NCFR),is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria,established by Decree 52 of 1989 now Cap. N21,Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,2004 to manage the affairs of refugees,migrants and internally displaced persons in Nigeria. The agency is one of the six agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs,Disaster Management and Social Development. It is headed by a Federal Commissioner.
Jamila Bio Ibrahim is a Nigerian medical doctor,development specialist and politician,who formerly served as Nigeria's Minister of Youth. She was appointed to the position by President Bola Tinubu in September 2023. Prior to her appointment,she served as the president of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
