By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President-Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “start with a clean slate by promptly making public details of your assets, income, investments, liabilities, and interests and to encourage your Vice-President-Elect to do the same.” SERAP also...
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
You’re the best candidate among all, Buhari hails Tinubu
FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria.
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast on May 28. Adesina, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that the broadcast would be at 7.00 a.m. ”Television, radio...
On July 13, 2015, in line with the provisions of the law, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno as the National Security Adviser (NSA). Almost eight years down the line, we look at the highlights of Monguno’s stewardship. Focus on coordination and synergy Upon his appointment, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress Party (APC), Friday lavished praises on President Buhari for the work done in the eight years of his presidency which had brought him accolade at home and abroad. This was the highlight at the Launch of a book, A Promise Kept:...
By DAVID IORJA , Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian parents to treat their children with dignity, while staying focused on discipline. The president made the call in a statement by his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja to mark 2023 Children’s Day. He...
Some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the performance of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration in the last eight, with some commending his achievements and others describing some of his policies as disastrous. The residents of the South-South expressed their feelings on the performance of the outgoing administration in separate...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to give the incoming administration maximum cooperation ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, also expressed commitment towards a united Nigeria. The President was speaking on Friday...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja underscored the importance of correction in a virile justice system. The president spoke at the virtual inauguration of a 3,000-Capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre, Janguza , Kano State, He said: “The importance of a viable Correctional Service is critical, not only for executing court sentences...
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the government and people of Ebonyi for naming the Ebonyi international airport, Onueke, after him. Buhari expressed the appreciation on Friday while inaugurating the airport among other mega projects of the Gov. David Umahi’s administration virtually. The president said that it was heartwarming that...
President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating corruption. To this extent, he has directed...
By MERCY ULOKO, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately approve the appointment of a new Auditor-General for the Federation(AGoF) before exiting office on May 29. The Nigerian Youths Arise (NYA), a national coalition of youth professionals, made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the approval Senate to issue a promissory note for the payment of 566,754,584.31 dollars, 98,526,012.00 Pounds and N226,281,801,881.64 judgment debt owed by the Federal Government. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmed, Lawan and read at plenary on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has swore-in seven Federal Commissioners of the Revenue, Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) as he presides over the last meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that those sworn-in include Sen. Ayogu Eze (Enugu State), Peter Opara (Imo),...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the National Assembly’s approval for the issuance of N16.7 billion promissory note to Borno Government as refund for reconstructed federal roads in the state. The request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Tuesday....
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military and other security agencies to remain resolute in tackling the security challenges bedeviling the country. Buhari said this at the Regimental Dinner organised in his honour on Tuesday night in Abuja as part of the activities lined up for the May 29...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has reassured Nigerians of the military’s commitment to the growth of democracy in the country. Irabor gave the assurance at the Regimental Dinner organised in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday night in Abuja as part of the activities lined...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for commissioning the multi-billion naira Dangote Refinery in Lagos, stressing that the coming onboard of the refinery signifies an end to the energy crisis in the country. Gov Sule, made this known during...