President Muhammadu Buhari says the stability of Chad Republic and all neighboring countries, is in Nigeria’s interest. The president made this position known while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, Gen. Mahamat Idris Derby in the State House, Abuja, on Friday. The Nigerian leader, who...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment and re-deployment of nine Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. Mr Mohammed Ahmed, Deputy Director Communications, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made this known in a circular issued on Friday in Abuja. According to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari is set to honour the victorious Team Nigeria athletes in the just concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, at the Aso Rock Villa. The Director of Press, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (MYSD), Mohammed Manga disclosed this in a statement issued...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said the public service remains the engine room of government, and should attract the “best and brightest’’ that will fuel policies with fresh ideas, while assuring that the Orosanye White Paper Report will be implemented, after review. President...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), digital currency, eNaira has recorded 200,000 volumes and four billion Naira value of transactions since its inauguration in 2021. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor said this on Thursday in Abuja at the grand finale of the “eNaira Hackathon”. The News Agency of...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has renewed the commitment of humanitarian community to supporting Borno and others hit by humanitarian crisis. Schmale made this known in Maiduguri on Thursday to mark 2022 World Humanitarian Day, graced by President Muhammadu Buhari. “Allow me to recall that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to come up with specific programmes to address urgent threats posed by explosive remnants in the North East region. The President, who...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Muhammadu Buhari is set to visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Thursday, August 18, 2022. The visit is the third working visit by the president to Maiduguri in one year after that of June 17 and December 23 in 2021. In...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of retired Rear Admiral Yaminu Musa as the pioneer Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The NCTC is established in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated the former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) on his 81st birthday Aug. 17, 2022. The president also joined family, friends and associates of the former leader in celebrating another year, heralded by God’s benevolence and mercies. His...
…. ….Appoints Dangote Chairman of 16-member Council to eradicate malaria By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save Nigeria...
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 appropriation to the National Assembly in September. The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at training on budget preparation using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. The two-day nationwide training...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has assured that he would make the make the Sultanate Palace more accessible to Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD). The Sultan also urged Nigerian governors to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the country’s general elections. He also commended the people of Kenya for the peaceful and transparent outcome of the elections. President Buhari in his congratulatory message on Monday, said...
The Senator, representing Kaduna Central, Sen. Uba Sani, has described media report on purported sponsorship of bill to rename Kaduna State to Zazzau State as a lie from the pit of hell. Sani made the refutal in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The senator expressed dismay at what...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, for real development. The General-Secretary of AUPCTRE, Mr Sikiru Wahid, made the appeal in a...
The reign of terrorists is not without its own sardonic humour. Soon after storming Kuje prison in Abuja to free their comrades in arms, ISWAP terrorists indicated an interest in two pricey trophies: President Muhammadu Buhari and, my friend and brother, Nasir El Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State. While...
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Presidential Steering Committee to review Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System(IPPIS), the Treasury Single Account(TSA) and Government Integrated Financial Management System( GIFMIS) over irregularities. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who is also the chairman of committee inaugurated it...
The Federal Government is determined to ensure the release of victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack still in captivity, according to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Muazu Sambo. Sambo spoke in Lagos on Friday while inspecting railway facilities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the Nigerian Governors Forum recommendations to the Federal Government on how to save the country from economic collapse. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba said this in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and made available to newsmen on Friday in...