Uche Nnaji is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as the minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology. [1] [2] [3]
In August 16, 2023, Uche Nnaji was appointed as the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [4] [5]
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs, which include a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture, arts, environmental science, Allied health science, Basic medical science, dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, pharmacy, science, social science, and veterinary medicine. With the encouragement of the federal government, the university has recently been increasing its research efforts, particularly in the fields of agriculture, medicine and conflict resolution, and expanding the university press. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country.
The University of Abuja is a federal university located in Abuja, Nigeria. It was established in January 1988 as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and distance learning programmes. Academic work began at the university in 1990 with the matriculation of its pioneer students.
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.
Bartholomew Nnaji is a Nigerian engineer, innovator and one of the inventors of the E-Design concept.
The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology is a Nigerian ministry whose mission is to facilitate the development and deployment of science and technology apparatus to enhance the pace of socio-economic development of the country through appropriate technological inputs into productive activities in the nation. It is headed by a Minister appointed by the President, assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant. President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on 16 August 2023 appointed Uche Nnaji as the Minister of Science and Technology. Mr James Sule, mni is the current permanent secretary in the ministry.
The table below lists Nigerian senators of the 4th National Assembly. The 4th National Assembly (1999–2003) was inaugurated on 29 May 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic. The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states, plus one minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Evan Enwerem was appointed president of the Senate, until he was removed from office on 18 November 1999, replaced by Chuba Okadigbo. Okadigbo was impeached on 8 August 2000 and was replaced by Pius Anyim.
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.
Ali Nuhu Mohammed is a Nigerian actor who is the current managing director of the Nigerian Film Corporation. He was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday 12 January 2024. Before his appointment, he was a prominent Nigerian actor and director. He is married to Maimuna Garba in 2003 and they had 2 children. He acts in both Hausa and English movies, and he is also known as king of Kannywood or Sarki Ali by the media; Kannywood is the Hausa film industry headquartered in Kano, Nigeria. Ali Nuhu has appeared in more than 500 Nollywood and Kannywood films, and earned numerous accolades. Ali Nuhu is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time in the history of Hausa Cinema, as well as Nigerian Cinema In terms of audience, size, and income, and he has been described as the most successful Hausa film star in the world. President Bola Tinubu has appointed him as the Managing-Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation.
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023.
Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah was a former Nigerian Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development. An oil magnate, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Ogah is the President of Master Energy Group, a conglomerate with over 15 subsidiaries and interests across a variety of industries, amongst is Masters Energy Oil and Gas Ltd. Ogah holds the Nigerian national honour, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) and the Commander of the Order of Niger (CON). He was nominated for a ministerial appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari and was later appointed as Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
Layiwola "Lai" Mohammed is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the minister of Information and Culture of Nigeria from November 2015 to May 2023. He is also the former National publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress.
Mustapha Abdullahi is the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). He was appointed to the position by President Bola Tinubu on 24 October 2023. Prior to his appointment as the third DG of the ECN, Abdullahi was the Senior Technical Adviser (STA) to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji. Abdullahi is a chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE)
Peace Uzoamaka Nnaji is a Nigerian politician. She was first elected on the platform of the People's Democratic Party in 2007 and had her second sojourn in 2011 in the Nigerian House of Representatives.
The 2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election took place on 18th March 2023, to elect the Governor of Enugu State, with Peter Mbah declared winner alongside his running mate Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), after they got the plurality of votes and won over 25% of the votes in two-third of the state. Mr Mbah polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest competitor, the Labour Party (Nigeria) candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, who scored 157,552 votes. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Frank Nweke Jr, garnered 17,983 votes to come a distant third, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uche Nnaji, came fourth position, with 14,575 votes. The election was contested in the Tribunal by Chijoike Edeoga but the tribunal eventually upheld the victory of Peter Mbah.
Pius Ukeyima Akutah is a Nigerian legal practitioner and public servant currently serving as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Shippers' Council. He assumed office on October 25, 2023, succeeding Emmanuel Jime, and officially commenced his duties at the council's headquarters in Lagos on November 1, 2023.
Aminu Maida is the CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the apex regulator of Nigeria's Telecoms Industry. He was nominated by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on 11 October 2023, and was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on November 16, 2023. As CEO, he is also statutorily the Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of NCC.
Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda is a Nigerian politician, engineer, and academic who serves as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in October 2024. Nentawe was the flagrunner for his party in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Plateau state. Between July 2017 - December 2021, he held the position of resident electoral commissioner in Benue state. Also, he was ICT director in Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi for 12 years.
Masters Energy Oil & Gas Limited is a Nigerian petroleum products marketing company that operates within the downstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. It is a subsidiary of Masters Energy Group, a diversified conglomerate headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The company holds a license from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), previously known as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), to engage in the trading and distribution of petroleum products as well as other energy-related services. The current CEO/Group Managing Director (GMD) is Barrister (Mrs.) Patience Dappa.
Chiedu John Ebie is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, oil and gas consultant, and public servant. He has held roles in both the public and private sectors.
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