Sentences with phrase «in federal appointments»

Recently the Yoruba Unity Forum (YUF) made some disturbing allegations of ethnic cleansing of Yoruba in federal appointments by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Acting Chairman of FCC, Dr. Shettimar Abba, assured that the commission was working to remedy identified areas where some states had been shortchanged in federal appointments and distribution of projects.

Until we take the right, inevitable step of restructuring the country, the minimum expected of a Nigerian president is to ensure equity in federal appointments.

Not exact matches

«His common sense approach to monetary policy and financial regulation are exactly what the Federal Reserve needs right now and we look forward to his confirmation» a senior Fed official told reporters in a conference call following the appointment.

In a presidency that has shown little regard for conventional institutional norms, how can one explain Donald Trump's completely reasonable appointments to the Federal Reserve Board?

This pattern is relatively uncommon in the US though it happened in the Carter administration before Paul Volcker's appointment as chair of the Federal Reserve and in the Clinton administration before Treasury secretary Robert Rubin's invocation of the «strong dollar» policy.

The action in the Supreme Court seeking appointment of a receiver to YAC because of serious membership and governance concerns has been delayed in the last few months because of YAC's application to transfer the Action to the Federal Court.

President Donald Trump's appointment of Ajit Pai as head of the Federal Communications Commission is prompting many experts to believe that the agency will change the television station cap rule in the United States.

He recently retired following a 38 - year career in law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels, culminating in a Presidential appointment as a United States Marshal.

Also, not sure where you are, but at least in Minneapolis, you can make appointments for passport services at the federal building.

In November 2013, Senate Democrats used the nuclear option to eliminate filibusters on executive branch nominations and federal judicial appointments other than those to the Supreme Court.

Agbakoba in a statemet on Monday alleged that the appointment made by the Federal Government of Nigeria, contravenes the provisions of S. 14 of the Constitution and also the Federal Character Commission, Act and the provisions of Sections 42 of the Constitution of Nigeria that prohibits discrimination of any of Nigeria's ethnic groups such as, in this case, the South East.

In the past, the Senate deferred to the president's choice of justices, as well as other federal judicial officers, but since the Nixon administration that deference has declined and appointments have been seen as more political, particularly following the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on the appointment of Clarence Thomas.

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, who was up for an appointment in the federal department of Housing and Urban Development, was listed as a recipient but crossed off; Buffalo mayor Byron Brown got the application on January 9, the deadline by which other members of the «select group» were asked to reply.

Other appointments include Nancy Hoppock, a former federal prosecutor in New Jersey, as executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice, and Janet Sabel, the general counsel of the Legal Aid Society, who was named executive deputy attorney general for social justice.

In common with other appointments these Cabinet members share a strong advocacy of market based policies and a severely reduced federal regulatory role.

He has 700 - 800 federal and district judicial appointments to fill (twice the number Obama had in 2008), and Supreme Court nominations.

Geoffrey Berman's interim appointment as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is set to expire in a matter of weeks, shouldering Manhattan federal judges with the responsibility of appointing Berman until a formal nomination is made by the White House and confirmed by the Senate, finding someone else or even opting out entirely.

Also cited in the list were double appointments as name of some appointees are currently public office holder in federal parastatals.

His second press conference, held in City Hall, featured his announcement of six appointments: Bill Chong as Commissioner of Youth and Family Development, Marco A. Carrion to lead the Community Affairs Unit, Mindy Tarlow as Director of Operations, Peter Ragone as Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning, Max Sevillia to oversee federal legislative affairs and Sherif Soliman to oversee state legislative affairs.

«His Excellency, the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has approved the underlisted appointments in Federal Government Agencies.

The slots of Kogi and Gombe states in the federal cabinet had been vacant following the death of the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), in an accident on March 6, 2016; and the appointment of former Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, as the Deputy Secretary - General of the United Nations.

The appointment of Kutey, a Siena College graduate with a long career in accounting and finance, comes as SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher shakes up SUNY Poly in the wake of the Sept. 22 arrest of the school's founding president, Alain Kaloyeros, on state and federal corruption charges.

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State, has swiftly reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party's claim that Transport Minister, Chibuike Amaechi and the Director - General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, are only using their federal appointments to cause trouble in the State.

Atiku also congratulate him on his appointment as Minister in the current APC - led Federal Government of Nigeria saying «I think every Nigerian who pays attention to public affairs rightly believes that it is a well - deserved appointment.»

Aside that, those appointments, 13 in number, discarded the federal character principle.

Hours after Trump took his oath on Friday, the Justice Department issued an opinion saying that his appointment of his son - in - law, Jared Kushner, as a senior White House adviser would be lawful despite a federal antinepotism law.

If he misses the deadline, a federal court in each district will make an interim appointment until the White House and lawmakers can agree on nominees.

In Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown made new appointments to the city's housing authority and their backgrounds include urban planning, tenant engagement, public authority law and accessing federal funding.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new 18 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state has rejected the appointment of the Vice-chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Soremekun has the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the Saturday, Nov. 26 poll.

The extension's purpose, documented in an accompanying note from Mr. Smith's physician, is to accommodate a late [October] medical appointment associated with his prostate cancer,» Smith's lawyer wrote in Manhattan federal court papers.

«If President Buhari could acknowledge that he had been working with a trimmed cabinet to avoid waste, one wonders the improvement that he has brought to bear on the country's economy to warrant his new decision to expand the Federal Executive Council to bring in more supporters of the APC and settle the party members with other federal appointments.Federal Executive Council to bring in more supporters of the APC and settle the party members with other federal appointments.federal appointments.»

Surprise guest Sen. Charles Schumer introduced Carrion and crowed about the money New York will get from the federal stimulus bill and the advantage of having Carrion in the White House — an appointment he took some credit for.

But the 1999 Constitution explicitly stipulates in Chapter 14 subsection 3 that the «composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall... reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups...» Buhari is breaching this with impunity in his appointments.

Medical Appointment: Court to rule on Dasuki's International Passport Tuesday A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday set Tuesday, November 3, 2015 for ruling on application for the release of the passport of Col. Sambo Dasuki's (rtd) to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment.

FEM / HE / CH / 3C / II / 403 by the Government, «the Acting Vice-Chancellor is entitled to the terms and conditions of this appointment including remuneration and fringe benefits as approved by government for Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities in Nigeria», including the said furniture allowance.

«It should also be borne in mind that Kwara state was a beneficiary of Federal Board appointments which, ironically, were cornered by Baraje's sponsor and shared only among his cronies including Baraje himself and another agent at the party's headquarters, Bolaji Abdullahi.

The Federal Civil Service Commission of Nigeria (FCSC) is an executive body in Nigeria that has the authority to make appointments and transfers and to exercise disciplinary control over all Federal Civil Servants.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Aliyu Sabi - Abdullahi, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Thursday, announced that a Federal High Court had ruled that the upper chamber of the National Assembly had the powers to confirm or reject Magu's appointment.

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, said the appointment of Dr. Mrs Helen Nyitse as Registrar, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi was done in violation of the...

She was nominated in 2011 by President Barack Obama to serve as a federal judge, but that appointment was blocked by Republicans in the U.S. Senate who complained of excessive liberal activism in her previous legal work.

Delivering the ruling, Tsoho said, «The plaintiff raised two issues in the written address for determination, to wit: Whether or not the 1st defendant (Saraki) can reject a valid statutory appointment made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Office (of the Chairman) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in accordance with the provisions of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004 and whether or not the 1st defendant is bound by the provisions of the EFCC Act, 2004, with respect to the confirmation of any appointment made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the office of the Chairman of the EFCC.»

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new appointments in 13 Federal Government agencies.

While the debate on Oteh's saga was yet to subside, a coalition of youths, led by human rights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Account.

But if Schwartz's appointment was extraordinary, what was indeed flabbergasting was that before he even began his review he admitted the federal investigation» has recently raised questions of improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest by some individuals which may have deceived state employees involved in the respective programs (related to the Buffalo Billion and SUNY Poly projects) and may have defrauded the state.»

Buhari's letter on Magu read in part, «I write with reference to your letter, no NASS / 85 / R / 016, dated December 15, 2016, wherein you conveyed to me the resolution of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria reached on the same Thursday, December 15, 2016, in respect of my earlier request for the confirmation and appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu Mustapha, the nominee, as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He stated that, «With the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the NIA Director General, all heads of security agencies are now northerners and the question is, is this what those who enshrined federal character in our constitution envisaged?

It is, therefore, my hope that the Distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does consider and confirm the appointment of the nominee in the usual expeditious manner.»

Before her appointment to the federal bench in 1980, she served as a King County Superior Court judge for the State of Washington.