By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja flayed the tendency of some chief executives to encourage corruption at the local government system, thereby inhibiting development at the grassroots. The President spoke at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44...
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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says some public servants earn salaries bigger than that of President Muhammadu Buhari. “The salary of Mr President is not up to N1,300,000 a month…the allowances of the President are factored into that salary. In 2008, that was considered a big...
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of the Transition Military Council of Chad, has emerged Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the emergence of Itno as Chairman of the LCBC at the 16th Summit of the Commission in Abuja...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged more vigilance and tightening of security around borders, drawing attention to the increased number of arms, ammunition, and other weapons from the Russia and Ukraine war in the Lake Chad Basin. At the 16th Summit of...
Some All Progressive Congress (APC) members in Kano have urged the party leadership to immediately take a drastic measure against Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Aide, over his alleged disregard for party growth and progress. The members accused Bashir Ahmad of choosing, in a more nonchalant attitude, to attend...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, won the hearts of his fellow African leaders in Niamey, Niger Republic, who shared glowing testimonies of his leadership qualities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African leaders were in Niamey for the African Union Summit on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the former Military Governor of the old Kano State, retired Col. Sani Bello, as “a refined military officer who embodies the shining virtues of military discipline.” The president stated this in a goodwill message issued on Saturday in Abuja...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Province, the Most Rev David Onuoha, on his election as the National President of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), which is one of the five blocs that make up the Christian Association of...
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for always rewarding loyalty. Gambari said Buhari does not ‘use and dump’ his subordinates like ”typical politicians”. He stated this while responding to eulogies poured on him by the leadership of the State House...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family members, friends, and associates of businessman, politician, and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze, in celebrating his 74th birthday, with evidence of living for the wellbeing of the country, his community, and citizens. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a...
Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the newly redesigned naira notes released today, November 23. The redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes were unveiled by President Buhari at the Federal Executive Council meeting. Reacting to the news via his Twitter handle, Senator Sani wrote ”What shall it profit a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja launched the new Naira banknotes, expressing delight that the redesigned currencies are locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) PLC. Speaking at the launch of the new banknotes, which preceded the Federal Executive Council...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on his 65th birthday, Nov. 20, 2022. The President, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Saturday in Abuja, noted the unique position of the former president in the growth...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for his support to the legal education in the country. President Buhari made the commendation during the inauguration of the Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt. President Buhari, represented by Justice...
By MBAFAN ADE – An Abuja-based civic-tech non-profit organisation, PROMAD, says the practice of making the government annual budget without quality needs assessment to harness citizens’ voices is responsible for the high poverty rate in the country. Founder and Executive Director of the organization, , Daisi Omokungbe, made known...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved and ordered that measures be taken for immediate implementation of the enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial officers. Buhari made this known at the official inauguration and handing over ceremony of Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt to the...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is working toward handing over a secured Nigeria in 2023. Monguno said this when he appeared for 2023 budget defence at the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja. He said that Nigeria needed to rely...
Rep. Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, said that the roads infrastructure in Nigeria would be hard to fix, if the bills on funding were not assented to by the President. Okechukwu said this when Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),...
President Muhamadu Buhari says he will work with All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders for the election of Sen. Ahmed Tinubu as his successor come 2023. President Buhari stated this in his brief speech at the flag off of APC presidential campaign on Tuesday in Jos. “The party has taken...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of Eze Ignitus Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo and others. President Buhari in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja,...