The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has said the allegation of certificate forgery against President Bola Tinubu by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar does not hold water. Keyamo on Sunday argued that the Chicago State University has not denied the authenticity of the certificate being paraded by Tinubu nor is there […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA The Director of Public affairs , Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday dragged Atiku Abubakar the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before the Federal High Court seeking an order to compel investigation and prosecution of Atiku for alleged fraud. Joined as defendants in a […]
….as Ojougbo believes APC can take Delta in 2023 Sony Neme, Asaba The Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo, has told the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Registration/Revalidation Committee and his members to balance all the delicate interests within the party in Delta State. Keyamo stated this in a note to […]
ROTIMI FADEYI, ABUJA President Muhammadu Buhari has formally conveyed to the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, his approval of the nomination of Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the Acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General for the agency. This was contained in a […]
The Federal Government on Monday said registration for the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme will end on September 21, 2020. READ ALSO: Breaking: FG to retain sharing of 774,000 jobs — Keyamo National Directorate of Employment, Director General, Nasir Ladan announced the end of registration and urged Nigerians willing to participate in the programme to get […]
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity Festus Keyamo has retained the formula for sharing the 774,000 jobs under Special Public Works (SPW) scheme. READ ALSO: 774,000 jobs: Lawmakers threat is insignificant, Keyamo kicks back According to him, Federal Government will retain the original plan of conceding only 15 per cent of the job slots […]
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has slammed lawmakers at the House of Representatives for demanding more slots in the Special Works Programme of the Nigerian Government. Daily Times had earlier reported that lawmakers in the minority caucus of the House of Representatives were demanding more slots to be given to […]
*Keyamo kicks, says N’Assembly wants to bypass him Executive arm government on Tuesday soft pedaled on the face-off with the legislature over modalities for implementation of 774,000 jobs proposed under the N52b Special Public Works Programme (SPW). Minister of Labour , Employment and Productivity , Dr Chris Ngige, made the apology during a visit to […]
*Insists N52b SPW project must be implemented by NDE The last may not have been heard of the faceoff between the Minister of State for Labour, Employnent and Productivity, Festus Keyamo and the National Assembly as Senate President, Ahmad Lawan declared that he was too inconsequential to stir a rift between the executive and legislative […]
*Insists SPW program must benefit Nigerians *Invites Ngige for briefing In the wake of Tuesday’s face – off between the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo and the members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Labour and Employment, the federal legislature has declared that the recruitment of the 774,000 workers must be put […]
…Minister accuses lawmakers of attempt to hijack 774,000 SPW recruitment process …Dares NASS, orders States’ c’ttees to proceed with SPW recruitment exercise …Lawmakers walk out Keyamo for unruly attitude Hell was let loose on Tuesday as members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour and the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, […]
…says “we can’t totally ignore them” The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, yesterday ate his words when he announced that 10per cent of recruitment slots meant to empower ordinary Nigerians in the rural areas under the Special Public Works (SPW) Programme would be shared to politicians across all the states of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is still in charge of the petroleum ministry as he announced Timipre Sylva as minister of state for petroleum. Some ministers and their portfolios Festus Keyamo: minister of state Niger Delta Affairs Timipre Sylva: minister of state for petroleum Godswill Akpabio: minister of Niger Delta Uchechukwu Oga: Minister of state mines and […]
The Director, Strategic Communications of President Buhari 2019 Presidential Campaign, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), has distanced self from a fallacious statement making rounds on the social. The outspoken senior advocate was quoted to have said that “President Buhari’s Loss of Memory is Normal, Even Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed Lost Their Memories At Some Point”. Vote […]
Just few days after his father, also ex-Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo had publicly declared his support for PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Olujonwo, his son, today declares his support for incumbent Nigerian president, Buhari. Olujonwo Obasanjo had declared his support by joining the President Buhari campaign organization. Festus Keyamo had shared the above photo on his […]
Chris Giwa, factional President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has faulted a statement credited to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, on the leadership crisis rocking the country’s football. Mr Habilla Ardzard, Giwa’s lawyer in a statement issued on Tuesday, said that Keyamo misinformed Nigerians on the NFF leadership tussle. The News Agency of […]
The management of Folio Communications Plc, publishers of Daily Times newspapers have asked Sen. Ikechukwu Obiorah and his lawyer Festus Keyamo to stop what it described as judicial forum shopping in desperate but impossible efforts to acquire Daily Times of Nigeria. Folio was reacting to information it received that documents were being circulated in some […]
…Says as double govt. appointee his appearance meant to intimidate judge The management of Folio Communications Plc, publishers of Daily Times newspapers have written petitions to the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and the National Judicial Council (NJC) over the appearance of Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN) for the Nigeria Police in a fresh case the Police […]
I have read with great amusement some opinions in the orthodox press and the social media questioning the decision of our own dear indefatigable Festus Keyamo, SAN, to accept to serve as the Director of Strategic Communications and Official Spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election campaign. They have hinged this on his long-standing history of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari , Senate President, Bukola Saraki, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the spokesperson of Buhari’s 2019 presidential campaign, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), have expressed their heart felt condolences to the family of the Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Gbadebowale Aboderin, […]