President Bola Tinubu has implemented cost-saving measures for federal ministers, agency heads, and ministers of state, allowing only three vehicles in their convoys and restricting additional security to five personnel per official. This decision follows Tinubu’s efforts to reduce expenses earlier in the year by limiting entourage sizes on both foreign and local trips. His directive for an immediate reduction highlights the administration’s seriousness in reducing governmental costs and enhancing fiscal responsibility......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Simultaneously, Tinubu’s recent cabinet reshuffle saw the dismissal of five ministers, including Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs. Advocacy groups applauded her removal, citing her alleged lack of empathy toward women’s issues and disrespect for female political figures. The reshuffle also included reassignments, the nomination of seven new ministers, and a renaming of ministries to streamline government functions.
Meanwhile, the Senate is preparing to screen Tinubu’s new ministerial nominees while also debating the allocation of statutory revenues for newly established Zonal Development Commissions, a move aimed at boosting regional development initiatives across the country.