The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the Federal Government is committed to providing more platforms for the military. This, he said, was to sustain the tempo of operations against insurgency, banditry and other security challenges across the country. Magashi gave the assurance at the end of...
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
A presidential aspirant, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, says former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, will not be a hindrance to him in his bid to become the next president. He stated this on Friday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today where he spoke about his plans for...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle. The president stated this at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review Report of Nigeria. He stated this at the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Vincent Olatunji, as the National Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The approval followed a request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami. This is contained...
The Federal Government has said that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) had tracked 2,000 projects worth over N300 billion, between 2019 and 2021, through its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this, in Abuja, while briefing the media...
Senate has confirmed seven nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission) INEC. The confirmation of the nominees on Wednesday at plenary followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC. Those confirmed include: Mohammed Haruna...
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians in the North East will, in the coming months, witness a change from the protracted insurgency to peace and development in their respective communities. The president stated this at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Internally Displaced...
At the run-up to the general elections in March 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari campaigned on the platform of addressing the challenges of security, the economy, power, and infrastructure and fighting corruption, Nigerians on their part, concluded but hastily that the coming of President Buhari would sincerely announce the arrival...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions. The President made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja...
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a N62.1 billion fund to improve efforts towards sustaining the country’s HIV response, addressing killer diseases and public health emergencies. The trust fund was launched at an event at the state house on Tuesday. President Buhari, however, said he was hopeful that the private...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In a bid to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the people, The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has distributed hundred bags of rice to over 10,000 Cross River youths, women and physically challenged in Central and Northern Senatorial District of the state. The...
I set my eyes on President Muhammadu Buhari for the first time in 1981. He cut the figure of what a military man should be: smartly dressed, trim, no flesh to waste etc. He was a commanding officer then on tour of my state, Gongola, which fell under his...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N3bn of public funds are missing from the Federal Ministry of Finance, and to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be...
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Alhaji Idris Ahmed, says President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s financial reform is yielding positive dividends Alhaji Ahmed also said that it has recorded commendable achievement in the management of scarce resources since assumption of office in 2015. He spoke at his investiture as...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Sen. Teslim Folarin, the lawmaker representing Oyo Central senatorial district, over the demise of his wife, Angela Folarin. The president’s condolence message was contained in a.statement issued his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Friday in Abuja. The statement...
Ahead of the APC National convention in February and General Elections in 2023, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun is confident that the President Muhammadu Buhari will give necessary guidance to ensure that equity and justice is reflected within the party’s zoning formula. The Governor expressed this view...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government of a plot to siphon N3 trillion under the guise of financing fuel subsidy. The National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in a statement on Thursday,...
By HARUNA AHMED, SOKOTO – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has pledged the Bank’s support for the manufacturing sector in Nigeria and pushed for a reduction in the prices of building materials in the country in order to making housing more affordable....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed the nation’s Armed Forces and other security services to deal decisively with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security and stability in the country, assuring that the country will ultimately defeat the forces of...