I’m leaving Nigeria in competent hands – President Buhari

President Buhari has said that he is happy that he will be leaving Nigeria in the competent hands of his successor, President-elect Bola Tinubu.   While speaking at a function in Lagos state on Monday, May 22, President Buhari said he is confident that Tinubu will “strengthen the framework of Nigeria’s public-private partnership policies to…

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President Buhari writes Senate, requests $800m World bank loan

President Buhari has sent a letter to the Senate seeking approval to take a loan of $800 million from the World Bank to cushion the effects of subsidy removal.   Recall that in April, the Federal Government announced that as part of its subsidy palliative measures, it has received an $800 million World Bank grant…

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What Timipre Sylva Told President Buhari In Resignation Letter Emerges

The resignation letter of the former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari has emerged. Sylva in the letter expressed his intention to run for the Bayelsa State governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The minister in the letter dated March 14 put to rest controversy over his status. He…

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I Am Unhappy That Some Candidates Lost In The Elections – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is not happy that some candidates lost in the recent general elections, adding that Nigerians were the ones who decided the winners and the losers. Buhari, who however did not disclose the candidates, noted that with the currency change, there was no money for politicians to spread around the…

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Tinubu’s election stands. If you are aggrieved go to court – President Buhari

President Buhari has said that the declaration of APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu as President-elect stands and that anyone who is aggrieved with the outcome of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election, should proceed to the court, if they have the locus to do so.   Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…

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President Buhari summons emergency security meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari will today Monday, October 31, meet with security chiefs in the nation’s capital, Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country.   The President, who was initially scheduled to commission the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) new Technology and Innovation Complex, will receive briefs from the security…

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Nnamdi Kanu Writes President Buhari To Release Him, End Prosecution, Embrace “Political Solution”

  The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately release him and drop all charges against him. Kanu is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) at its headquarters in Abuja, after the separatist leader was extraordinarily renditioned by the Nigerian government from Kenya…

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President Buhari names Dangote as Chairman of National End Malaria Council

Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has been named the pioneer Chair of the National End Malaria Council (NMEC), a body established by President Muhammadu Buhari to eliminate the scourge of malaria in the country.   The National End Malaria Council (NMEC) was inaugurated by the President at a well-attended…

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President Buhari Gets 48 Hours To Withdraw Sanction Against BBC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari 48 hours to withdraw proposed sanction against media organizations, BBC and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country. Last week BBC released a documentary showing bandits in the forest revealing that government benefits from terrorism and banditry. Lai Mohammed,…

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President Buhari Sends Ministerial List To Senate For Screening

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa-Ibom State; Ekuma Joseph – Ebonyi State; Goodluck Nana Obia – Imo State; Umar Ibrahim Yakub – Kano State; Ademola Adewole Adegorioye – Ondo State; Odo Udi –…

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