NIGERIAN CURRENT AFFAIRS

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Special Advisers to President Jonathan Mike A Oghiadomhe Chief of Staff to the president Eng Mohammed Kachalla Deputy Chief of Staff Amb Hassan Tukur Principal Secretary Prof. Abubakar Sambo Energy Mrs. Sarah Akuben Pane Social Development Dr. Tunji Olagunju NEPAD Mrs. Sarah Jubril Ethics and Values Mr. Oronto Douglas Research and Strategy Senator Joy Emordi National Assembly Matters Hon. Kingsley Kuku Niger Delta Affairs Dr. Olakunle Osunyikanmi International Relations Prof. Dan Adebiyi Special Duties Dr. Reuben Abati Media and Publicity Mrs Asma’u Abdulkadir Gender Issues Nze Sullivan Nwakpo Technical Matters Yakubu Abdullahi Political Matters(Office of the VP) Barr Bashir Sufyan Legal Matters (Office of the VP) Senator Isaiah Ballat Special Duty(Office of the VP) Current Service Chiefs Chief of Army Staff Azubuike Ihejirika Chief of Air Staff Mohammed Umar Chief of Nava Staff Ola Sahad Ibrahim Police I.G Mohammed Abubakar D.G SSS Itta Ekpenyong Chief of Defence Staff Oluseyi Petinrin TOP LABOUR LEADERS Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Waheed Omar Trade Union Congress (TUC) Peter Esele

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Special Advisers to President Jonathan

Mike A Oghiadomhe Chief of Staff to the president

Eng Mohammed Kachalla Deputy Chief of Staff

Amb Hassan Tukur Principal Secretary

Prof. Abubakar Sambo Energy

Mrs. Sarah Akuben Pane Social Development

Dr. Tunji Olagunju NEPAD

Mrs. Sarah Jubril Ethics and Values

Mr. Oronto Douglas Research and Strategy

Senator Joy Emordi National Assembly Matters

Hon. Kingsley Kuku Niger Delta Affairs

Dr. Olakunle Osunyikanmi International Relations

Prof. Dan Adebiyi Special Duties

Dr. Reuben Abati Media and Publicity

Mrs Asma’u Abdulkadir Gender Issues

Nze Sullivan Nwakpo Technical Matters

Yakubu Abdullahi Political Matters(Office of the VP)

Barr Bashir Sufyan Legal Matters (Office of the VP)

Senator Isaiah Ballat Special Duty(Office of the VP)

Current Service Chiefs

Chief of Army Staff Azubuike Ihejirika

Chief of Air Staff Mohammed Umar

Chief of Nava Staff Ola Sahad Ibrahim

Police I.G Mohammed Abubakar

D.G SSS Itta Ekpenyong

Chief of Defence Staff Oluseyi Petinrin

TOP LABOUR LEADERS

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Waheed Omar

Trade Union Congress (TUC) Peter Esele

Chief Justice of Nigeria till date

1 Hon Justice Sir Ademola Adetokunbo , KBE, CON 1958 - 1975

2 Hon Justice Taslim Olawale Elias, CFR, GCON 1972-1975

3 Hon Justice Darnley A. Alexander, CBE, KCIVG,CFR 1975-1979

4 Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams, CON 1979-1983

5 Hon Justice Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo, CON,GCON 1983-1985

6 Hon Justice Ayo Gabriel Irikefe, OFR,CON, GCON 1985-1987

7 Hon Justice Mohammed Bello, CON, GCON 1987-1995

8 Hon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, CON, GCON 1995-2006

9 Hon Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, CON, GCON 2006-2007

10 Idris Legbo Kutigi 2007-2012

11 Aloma Mukhtar GCON(First Female Chief Justice) July 2012-Till Now

Governors of Central Bank of Nigeria till date

1 Ray Pentelow Fenton 24 July 1958 – 24 July 1963

2 Aliyu Mai-Bornu Deputy Governor, CBN 25 July 1963 – 22 June 1967

3 Clement Nyong Isong Advisor int Monetary Fund 15 Aug 1967 – 22 Sept 1975

4 Adamu Ciroma 24 Sept 1975 – 28 June 1977

5 Ota Vincent Deputy Governor, CBN 28 June 1977 – 28 June 1982

6 Abdulkabir Ahmed Deputy Governor, CBN 28 June 1982 - 30 Sept 1993

7 Paul Agbai Ogwuma CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria 1 Oct 1993 - 29 May 1999

8 Joseph O. Sanusi CEO, First Bank of Nigeria 29 May 1999 - 29 May 2004

9 Charles C. Soludo CEO, Nat. Planning Comm 29 May 2004 - 29 May 2009

10 S. Lamido Sanusi CEO, First Bank of Nigeria 3 June 2009 -Till date

Nigeria Former Colonial Masters

1 Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard 1990 to 1919

2 Sir Hugh Clifford 1919 to 1925

3 Sir Creamer Thompson 1925 to 1931

4 Sir Donald Cameroon 1931 to 1935

5 Sir Benard Bourdilion 1935 to 1943

6 Sir Anthony Richard 1943 to 1958

7 Sir John McPherson 1948 to 1958

8 Sir James Robertson 1958 to 1960

Nigeria Leaders In the First Republic

Ahmadu Bello Northern Nigeria 1959-1966

Obafemi Awolowo Western Nigeria 1959-1960

Samuel Akintola Western Nigeria 1960-1966

Michael Okpara Eastern Nigeria 1960-1966

Dennis Osadebe Mid- Western 1964 - 1966

Jaja Wachukwu Foreign Minister 1961-1965

The Director of General of NYSC till date

Col S.K Omojokun 1975 -1975

Col E.A Akpan 1983 -1987

Col A. Braimoh 1988 -1990

Brig General H.B Momoh 1990 -1994

Brig General S.A Sofoluwe 1994 -1996

Brig General S.M Sule 1996 - 2000

Brig General Ogunkoya 2000 - 2002

Rev P.O Okunromade Jan- March 2002

Police Comm S.I Ewokan 2002

Brig General W. Oki 2002 -2004

Brig. General Yusuf Bomoi 2004 -2010

Brig. General M.I Tsiga 2010 - 2011

Brig. General Okorie Sept 6, 2011

Affia Nnamdi

Nigeria Six Geo-Political Zones North-East Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe North-West Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto,Zamfara North-Central Benue, F.C.T, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Nassarawa South-East Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo South-South Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross-River South- West

Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Lagos

Present Day Oil Producing States

Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Ondo, Rivers

Nigeria Vice-President 1960 till date

Vice President Regime

Babafemi Ogundipe Aguiyi-Ironsi

J.E.A Wey Yakubu Gowon

Olusegun Obasanjo Murtala Mohammed

Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Olusegun Obasanjo

Alex Ekwueme Shehu Shagari

Tunde Idiagbon Mohammadu Buhari

Ukiwe Ibrahim Babangida

Augustus Aikhomu Ibrahim Babangida

Oladipo Diya Sani Abacha

Michael Akhigbe Abdulsalami Abubakar

Atiku Abubakar Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Umar Musa Yar’Adua

Namadi Sambo Dr. Goodluck Jonathan

Senate Presidents form 1960 till date

Nwafor Orizu 1960-1966 NCNC

Joseph Wayas 1979-1983 NPN

Iyorehia Ayu 1992-1993 SDP

Ameh Ebute 1993-1999 SDP

Evan Enwerem 1999-1999 PDP

Chuba Okadigbo 1999-2000 PDP

Pius Anyim 2000-2003 PDP

Adolphus Wabara 2003-2005 PDP

Ken Nnamani 2005-2007 PDP

David Mark incumbent PDP

Speakers of the House of Representatives from 1960 till date

Jaja Wachukwu NCNC

Edwin Ezeoke NPN

Salisu Buhari PDP

Ghali Na’Abba PDP

Aminu B Masari PDP

Patricia Eteh PDP

Dimeji Bankole PDP

Tanbuwal Current PDP

African Union (AU)- From Inception till date

Date of Formation: 26 June 2001 | No of member state: 55

Newest Member: South Sudan

Chairpersons of the African Union Till date

Name Beginning of term End of term Country

Thabo Mbeki 9 July 2002 10 July 2003 South Africa

Joaquim Chissano 10 July 2003 6 July 2004 Mozambique

Olusegun Obasanjo 6 July 2004 24 Jan 2006 Nigeria

Denis S. Nguesso 24 Jan 2006 24 Jan 2007 Rep. of Congo

John Kufor 30 Jan 2007 31 Jan 2008 Ghana

Jakaya Kikwete 31 Jan 2008 2 Feb 2009 Tanzania

Muammar Gaddafi 2 Feb 2009 31 Jan 2010 Libya

Bingu wa Mutharika 31 Jan 2010 31 Jan 2011 Malawi

Teodoro Mbasogo 31 Jan 2011 29 Jan 2012 Equatorial Guinea

Yayi Boni 29 Jan 2012 Incumbent Benin

Electoral Commission in Nigeria

Sir Kofo Abayomi 1st Republic 1964 - 1966

Mr E.E Esua 1st Republic

Chief Michael Ani 2nd Republic 1979-1993

Ovie Whiskey 2nd Republic

Prof Eme Awa 3rd Republic 1988-1993

Humphrey Nwosu 3rd Republic

Dagogo Jack 4th R epublic 1995-1998

Ephraim Akipata 4th Republic 1998-1999

Dr Abel Guobadia 5th Republic 1999-2006

Prof. Maurice Iwu 5th Republic 2006-2010

Prof Attahiru Jega 6th Republic Present

Names Dates

Richard Akinjide 1979-1983

Chike Offodile 1984-1985

Bola Ajibola 1985-1991

Clement Akpamgbo 1991-1993

Abdullahi Ibrahim 1997-1999

Kanu Agabi 1/99-6/99

Bola Ige 2000-2002

Kanu Agabi 2002-2003

Bayo Ojo 2003-2007

Michael Aondoaka 6/07-2/10

Adetokumbo Kayode 2/10-3/10

Mohammed Adoke 4/10-Now

Head of Service

Senate President David Mark

Deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu

Speaker of House of Rep Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Deputy Speaker House of Rep Emeka Ihedioha

Sec .Gen of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim

Leaders of Nigeria Police from 1930 till date

Personality Post Tenure Mr C.W Duncan Inspector General 1930-1935

Mr S.H Tranthan ” 1935-36

Major A Sanders ” 1936-37

Col A.S Navrogordato ” 1938-42

Mr W.C King Commissioner 1942-47

Mr. T.V Friday Commissioner 1948-49

Sir Ivor Stourton Commissioner 1950-52

Mr R.J Maclaughlan Inspector General 1952-56

Sir BovellKerr ” 1956-62

Mr J.E Hodge ” 1962-64

Mr. L.O Edet ” 1964-66

Mr. Kamsalem ” 1966-75

Mr M.D Yusuf ” 1975-79

Mr Adam Suleman ” 1979-81

Mr S.A Adewusi ” 1981-83

Mr E.O Lnyang ” 1983-86

Mr M. Gambo ” 1986-89

Aliya Ibrahim Attah ” 1990-93

Ibrahim Coomasie ” 1993-99

Mr M.A K Smith ” 1999-02

Mr Tafa Balogun ” 2002-05

Mr Sunday Ehindero ” 2005-07

Mr Mike Okiro ” 2007-09

Mr Ogbonna Onovo ” 2009-2010

Afiz Ringim ” 2010-2011

Muhammed Abubakar ” 2011-Till now

Nigeria Government Agencies

Communication and Media

Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC)

National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA)

Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)

New Agency of Nigeria(NAN)

Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria(FRCN)

Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC)

Nigeria Communication Satellite(NIGCOMSAT)

Economic

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

Bereau of Public Enterprises (BPE)

Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria(FMBN)

National Council of Privatisation (NCP)

Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)

Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission(NIPC)

Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS)

National Insurance Commission(NAICOM)

National Pension Commission (PenCom)

Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC)

Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)

Nigerian National Petroleum Commission(NNPC)

Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR)

Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency(PPPRA)

National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS)

Intelligence

State Security Service (SSS)

National Intelligence Agency (NIA)

Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Directorate of Military Intelligence(DMI)

Law Enforcement

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC)

Independent Corrupt Practices Commission(ICPC)

Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS)

Nigeria Custom Service(NCS)

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)

Others

National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC)

Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

Federal Environmental Protection Agency(FEPA)

Federal Housing Authority(FHA)

Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)

Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN)

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

National Orientation Agency (NOA)

National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)

National Environment Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA)

National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA)

National Planning Commission(NPC)

National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS)

National Sports Commission (NSC)

National Water Resources Institute(NWRI)

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Nigerian Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (NARDP)

National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS)

Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)

Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC)

National Directorate of Employment(NDE)

National Poverty Alleviation Program (NAPEP)

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)

National Office for Technology Acquisation and Promotion(NOTAP)

Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)

National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)

Computer Professionals Resources Commission (CPRC)

Nigerian Intergrated Water Resource Commission (NIWRC)

Comsumer Protection Council Infrastructure Concession (CPCIC)

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

NYSC Anthem

Youth obey the clarion call.

Let us lift our Nation High under the Sun or in the rain with dedication, Nigeria is ours,

Nigeria we serve

Members take the great salute

Put the Nation first in all

With service and humility

NYSC for the noble Youths

Make Nigeria a Great nation

NYSC Pledge

Far and near we come to serve

And to build our fatherland

With oneness and loyalty

NYSC for unity

Hail Nigeria our great nation

Ecowas Members

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bisssau,

Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Past and Present Chairmen of ECOWAS

Year Name Country

1977 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo

1978 Gen Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria

1979 Leopold Sedar Senghor Senegal

1980 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo

1981 Dr Siaka Stevens Seirra Leone

1982 Matheu Kerekou Benin

1983 Ahmmed Sekou Toure Guinea

1984 Lansana Conte Guinea

1985 Gen Mohammadu Buhari Nigeria

1986-88 Gen Ibrahim Babangida Nigeria

1989 Alh Dawda Jawara Gambia

1990 Capt. Blaise Campaore Burkina Faso

1991 Alh Dawda Jawara Gambia

1992 Alh Abdou Diouf Senegal

1993 Nicephore Dieudonne Sogio Benin

1994-95 Fit Lt jerry Rawlings Ghana

1996-98 Gen Sanni Abacha Nigeria

1998-99 Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar Nigeria

1999 Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo

1999-01 Alfa Omar Konare Mali

2001-03 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal

2003-05 John Kuffuor Ghana

2005-08 Mamadou Tandja Niger

2008-08 Blaise Compaore Burkina Faso

2009-09 Musa Yar’adua Nigeria

2010-Till date

Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria

Secretary General of United Nation Till Date

Personality Origin Tenure

Trygve Lie Norway 2 Feb 1946 - 10 Nov

Dag Hammarskjold Sweden 10 Apr 1953 -18 Sep 1961

U Thant Burna 30 Nov 1961 – 1 Jan 1972

Kurt Waldheim Austria 1 Jan 1972 – 1 Jan 1982

Javier Perez de Cuellar Peru 1 Jan 1982 – 1 Jan 1992

Boutrous Boutrous Ghali Egypt 1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 1997

Kofi Annan Ghana 1 Jan 1997 – 1 Jan 2007

Ban Ki-moon South Korea 1 Jan 2007 –Till date