By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening received the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmuminu Kabir-Usman, who was discharged recently from hospital. Malam Garba Shehu, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari prayed for the Emir’s continued good health and strength to continue...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch new designs and replace high value Naira notes had his support and is convinced that the nation will gain a lot by doing so. The President...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it followed due process in its decision to redesign some denominations of the naira, adding that the exercise was 12 years overdue. The apex bank made this known via its verified twitter account on Saturday, urging Nigerians to support the measure as...
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, has said that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the security architecture of the country. Bayraktar made this known during the commemoration of the 99th National Day of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola, on his 93rd birthday,on Sunday The president’s ongratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja, The statement said President Buhari...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the nation’s security establishment and entire citizens to continue being vigilant and careful with security, saying it is important to avoid panic. President Buhari urged citizens to remain calm, saying that the recent changes in travel advice from the...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has described the appeal court’s judgement which reversed his earlier sack by a high court for defection, as a sound defence of Nigeria’s constitution. Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki while reacting to the judgment of the appeal court sitting in Abuja which on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the First World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight as he witnessed signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd and Daewoo Group for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna refinery. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement issued...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, expressed Nigeria’s desire to widen the scope of trade relations with the Republic of Korea beyond gas exports. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement said Buhari was speaking during a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, Mr....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined African Ambassadors to continue to give preference to the protection of the interests of the African continent and her people. The President made the call Wednesday in Seoul, during an audience with African Group of Ambassadors accredited to the...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo lit the Torch of Unity on Tuesday in Abuja signalling the beginning of its movement for the 21st Edition of the National Sports Festival. The festival is scheduled to hold in Asaba for Nov. 28 to Dec. 10. Performing the exercise at an arena in the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, said that Nigeria was already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the flooding in different parts of the country, as well as encroaching desertification and drought from the northern part. The President made...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to become a global hub for sustainable manufacturing and distribution of vaccine and biological pharmaceuticals to support initiatives to keep all of mankind safe. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the president stated this while addressing the World...
President Muhammadu Buhari is about to bequeath to Nigerians one of the best legacies as the National Population Commission (NPC) has concluded plans to hold the next census in April 2023. That will make it 17 years after the last census held in 2006. Nigerians, and indeed, the world...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Environment, Transportation and state governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster in Nigeria. The president’s directive, which was conveyed to the...
…..Says agricultural sector turnaround in sight By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said with the launch of the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme, Nigeria can, in less than a decade, banish food insecurity, while radically improving export earnings from agriculture, creating millions of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has said that the inauguration of the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) in the Federal Capital Territory, underscores the Administration’s huge potentials as one of the nation’s most-important growth zones from which economic prosperity could spread...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Chinese leader, President Xi Jinping, on his historic re-election for a third term as leader of the Communist Party of China. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week assured that the promised National Carrier would commence flight operations on or before December this year. The president gave the assurance at the 3rd Ministerial Performance Review Retreat on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the establishment of the National...