Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has finally spoken on an allegation of forgery which led to her resignation. It could be recalled that Adeosun tendered her resignation letter on September 14th, 2018, after she was accused of obtaining her NYSC certificate illegally. Although the ex-Minister was vindicated by the federal high court in Abuja, […]
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Following the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as the citadel of iniquity. In a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday, the PDP says Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, should be arrested and prosecuted. Adeosun […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Kemi Adeosun as minister of finance. In a related development, Buhari approved that Zainab Ahmed, the minister of state for budget and national planning, should oversee the ministry immediately. This was contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman. In her resignation letter, the former minister […]
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Kemi Adeosun says her NYSC exemption certificate was screened and cleared by the House of Assembly in 2011, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Assembly in 2015 before she was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari. In her resignation letter dated September 14, 2018, she said she had no reason to believe […]
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The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA) has filed a motion exparte before the federal high court in Lagos seeking the probe of Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance. HEDA has requested an order compelling Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), to investigate the allegations of certificate forgery against the minister. Premium Times had […]
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Federal, states and local governments on Thursday shared N714.8 billion revenue generated in July, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The figure indicated a decline of N107.1 billion when compared to what was generated in June. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on the outcome of the monthly […]
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Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), a not-for-profit media organisation, has asked Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance, to explain the N7bn payment to Nigerian lawyers over the return of $321 million Abacha Loot recovered from Luxembourg. In a Freedom of Information request, the foundation wants to be furnished with a breakdown of the amount approved and released for […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the review of the revenue reporting template between the NNPC and the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun conveyed the President’s directive on Friday while giving a breakdown on how N821.9 billion revenue generated in June was shared among the three tiers of […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, applied for an exemption certificate. Mrs Adeyemi Adenike, the NYSC Director of Press, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday, that the scheme would however, investigate the origin of the allegedly forged exemption certificate purportedly being used by […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack, arrest and arraign his minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun for alleged criminal forgery of her NYSC certificate. The spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement in Abuja, said the revelation vindicates its stand that the Buhari Presidency is […]
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