By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has called on The Federal Government to do away with any plan to increase the price of petrol in the country. In his New Year message, The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba, said workers and masses...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Inspector General of Police Usman Baba to use Nigeria‘s new post at the International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO, popularly called INTERPOL, to more aggressively address the nation’s security challenges. The president gave the charge when he received in audience the Minister of Police Affairs,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed strong reservations on the “worrisome changes” made by the National Assembly to the 2022 Executive Budget proposal. The President stated this on Friday in Abuja when he signed into law the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill in the presence of...
Speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at the signing into law of the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. PROTOCOLS I am delighted to sign into law today the 2022 Appropriation Bill as well as the enabling 2021 Finance Bill....
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion into law. The President signed the national budget on Friday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The appropriation bill was presented to the President by his Senior Special...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said he remained unapologetic to those who perceived him to be an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Bishop Kukah disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Sokoto State. He said, “All what I have been clamouring for are not...
….Urges them to restore peace and security in the country* By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) has charged the newly promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to discharge their duties professionally and remain loyal to the constitution of the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, said the concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was being reviewed, with a view to recovering every kobo that is recoverable, while those found culpable will face the law. Speaking at the virtual...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) that the Federal Government would take appropriate measures to improve access to foreign exchange for importation of raw materials and machines that are not available locally. The President gave the assurance on Wednesday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – To further ensure probity and best practice in the mining sector, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday directed the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) to provide a six-month progress report on the Solid Minerals Development Fund, designed to capture accruals from investments. At a...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West), said on Wednesday that is happy President Muhammadu Buhari did not sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Keffi that the National Assembly had no business passing a Bill to determine how parties nominate...
On assuming power, one of the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari was to improve the power sector to ensure economy stability. Improving access of Nigerians to electricity has since remained a key focus of Buhari’s administration agenda to ensure that Nigerians have access to steady power supply. Minister...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Secretary of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Chief Ayo Opadokun, has advised Nigerians not to dissipate energy on the Electoral Act but to focus on the need to have a system that works for all. Chief Opadokun, who said that the system...
The Federal Government hopes to push its public debt stock to N50.22tn by 2023, with domestic debt at N28.75tn and external debt at N21.47tn. This is according to the projections in the National Development Plan 2021-2025. The Debt Management Office had disclosed that Nigeria’s public debt was N38tn as...
The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed his administration’s commitment to uplifting the quality of life of all citizens, assuring that he will not abandon the promises made to Nigerians. The president stated this in his Christmas message to Nigerians, released by the media unit of the State House, Abuja,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has conveyed his deepest gratitude to the people of Borno, over the impressive turn out to receive President Muhammadu Buhari and the overwhelming support for his administration. Governor Zulum expressed this while speaking to a group of stakeholders after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his untiring concern and support to the people of Borno, just as he had visited the state twice in 6 months to commission developmental projects President Buhari had on Thursday paid a one...
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri as part of a one-day official visit to Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential jet on Thursday landed at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport at about 11.45 a.m. The president was received...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the murder of 45 farmers following renewed hostilities in Lafia, Obi and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State. In a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said the sympathies of the...