President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week received briefing from the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, in the Presidential Villa Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN governor updated the president on the activities of the...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to reverse the unlawful, unjust, and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, and to probe the spending of public funds as ‘investments and bailouts’ to DisCos and GenCos...
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential and governorship campaign in Bauchi state on Monday. A statement signed by the spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign council, Mr Bayo Onanuga and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, indicated that the campaign...
The launch of the Big Brother Titans, a joint South African and Nigerian edition of the Big Brother franchise on Jan.15 kicked off the trends of the week with fans rooting for their favourite among the 24 housemates. The reality TV show however generated arguments amongst audience who were...
Public transport system in Lagos State is set to wear a new face as the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Rail Line project will be officially launched on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Marina. With the first phase now completed, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to officially inaugurate the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined leaders and members of the APC in congratulating the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, on his 53rd birthday, Jan. 21. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, the Chinese Government and people, as well as the Chinese community in Nigeria on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year begins on Jan. 22. The president in a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In furtherance of the role of the private sector as a major driver of Nigeria’s industrialization, the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration convened a business summit (a Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – There can be no development without peace, as the two are complementary to each other, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while granting audience to the Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development, Dr Sid...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval of N75billion for the reconstruction of the dualized Lokoja-Benin Road, specifically extending from Obajana Junction in Kogi State to Benin, the capital...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Speaking at the African Conference for Peace, 2023, the President said idleness...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will continue to showcase President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, in spite of stiff opposition by some people. Umahi said this in Abakaliki when he inaugurated several projects executed by the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) Abakaliki. The governor said that Buhari has done...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of appointment of seven members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The letter was addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and read shortly after the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary. “Appointment of members of Independent...
Barely four days after President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians of his administration’s determination to consolidate gains recorded in security, troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised scores of bandits, including Ibrahim Kachalla Gudau. Gudau, a notorious and one of the most dangerous bandit leaders, commanded a group carrying out...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday receive “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for his leadership role in promoting peace on the continent, through regular inventions, counsels and conciliatory position. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According...
In recent weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari has been unusually busy. In addition to his normal routines in the line of duty, the president has been making the most of the last lap of his rather unflattering tenure. Through a series of farewell utterances and gestures that will last from...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to consider the requests for assistance made by Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, who was at State House on a ‘thank you’ visit. The governor, elected on platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said he had come to appreciate the President for providing...
The Clerk to the 9th National Assembly has transmitted the new Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2022, also known as the Omnibus Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business/ Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Dr Jumoke...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who were ambushed and killed by bandits in Kaduna State while on official duty. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed calls to foreign government representatives not to meddle in Nigeria’s general elections in 2023. The President made this known when he received Letters of Credence from Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Senegal and the Republic...