By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on his 64th birthday, Jan. 12, 2023, sharing the joyous occasion with the National Assembly. President Buhari in his congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja, joined...
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Multi-party democracy is the best system of government, President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Wednesday in Abuja. He said his declaration stemmed from his experiences both as military head of state and as civilian president. He made the declaration when he hosted a delegation of the Universal Peace Federation Africa...
Vows to improve security, reposition economy before leaving office…….. President Muhammadu Buhari says the gains recorded in security will be further consolidated and more attention will be given to the economy, before handing over on May 29. The president stated this when he received the Executive members of the...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says the construction of Loko-oweto bridge and the second Niger bridge demonstrates the Buhari administration’s commitment to infrastructure development. Fashola said this at the inspection of the completed Loko-oweto bridge and the linking roads section 1 and section 2 in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Obadiah Nkom as Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office for a second and final term of four years . Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the appointment...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying ‘‘I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.’’ Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the governing councils of Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and the Centre for Management Development (CMD). The announcement of the presidential approval was contained in a press release issued by the Director of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the Yobe Cargo Airport named after him. The President, who is on an official visit to the state, expressed joy over the gesture. “It is my singular honour and privilege to commission this project which is named after me,” Buhari said. The News...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to develop strong confidence in the country, its security institutions and never allow any terrorist group to destablise Nigeria again. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, said Buhari stated this at the palace of the Emir of Damaturu, Hashimi II El-Kanemi, on Monday...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the Adamawa people to vote massively for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, for posterity. Buhari said this at the APC presidential campaign rally in Yola on Monday, urging them to also vote for the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Yola, Adamawa State, said the election of Sen. Aisha Dairu Ahmed Binani, as the next Governor of Adamawa will open opportunities for women in the country and send a signal to the world on Nigeria’s leadership maturity. Speaking...
The ancient town of Yola in Adamawa is full of activities as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to arrive the state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari is expected to arrive the Yola International Airport by 10.30...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. President Buhari will be visiting the state to inaugurate projects, including Cargo Airport, Ultra-Modern Market and Maternal and Child Health Care Complex....
President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to peaceful conduct of this year’s general elections, and retirement, since he has satisfied the constitutionally required two terms in office. The president said this at the State House, Abuja, when he hosted the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the...
Security has been beefed up in Damaturu ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Yobe on Monday. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that there has been heavy presence of police personnel and those of other security agencies at strategic locations in the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse what has been described as the unlawful, unjust and unreasonable increase in electricity tariff, which reportedly occurred in December 2022. SERAP also asked the President to “direct the Minister of...
The paramount traditional ruler and Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim has been issued a query by the Kogi State Government. The government accused him of refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. Buhari, who was in the state on December 29, 2022 to inaugurate some projects including the palace...
The Police Command in Adamawa has deployed additional assets to ensure a hitch-free visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The command also ordered officers to display high level of professionalism and respect for human rights. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Silva, has charged security agencies to end crude oil theft before the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration ends on May 29. Silva gave the charge while addressing troops under Operation Delta Safe during his operational visit to military formations in Port Harcourt...
The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Scorecard Series, launched on Oct. 8, 2022 to showcase the achievements of the current government will resume on Jan. 9. The information is contained in a memorandum signed by Mr Joe Mutah, the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji...