President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday restated the commitment of his administration to creating jobs for the youthful population of Nigeria. The president stated this during an audience with the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, at the State House, Abuja. Mr Buhari said: “In the last four years, this government prioritised Agriculture, … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the reported secret burial of 1,000 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP. A statement he signed Thursday said the Wall Street Journal report on the matter was saddening and that the attempt to hide the true … Read more
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, on Thursday, said the era where President Muhammadu Buhari was threatened with “impeachments” by the previous legislature was over with his emergence as Deputy Senate President and that of Sen. Ahmed Lawan, Senate President. “Gone are those when impeachment threats will be issued to the President. But today … Read more
Following the confirmation of the 43 ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari. by the Senate, National Assembly has proposed to communicate the endorsement of the ministers-designate to the president. Presidential assistant on National Assembly (Senate) Sen Ita Enang, who made the disclosure, said on receipt of the communication, a date would be fixed for the … Read more
The new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Monday, explained how he hoped to end petroleum products importation in the country by 2023. Mr Kyari spoke in Abuja at the valedictory ceremony in honour of the former Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, who retired on Sunday after attaining … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate, the name of Uba Maska for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). The president’s request was contained in a letter read at the start of the plenary on Tuesday. “In accordance with section 8 (1) of the Nigeria Communcations Commission (NCC) act 2003, … Read more
Former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, has again attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that becoming President was his “one and only outcome”. Ezekwesili said this on Tuesday in series of posts on her Twitter page while lamenting about state of the nation. The former minister said the current state of Nigeria shows the country is not … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the accelerated promotion of two senior officers and a subaltern of the Nigerian Army. This was contained in a statement by Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, on Tuesday. It said the officers were granted promotion for their extra-ordinary feats, courage, examplary leadership, loyalty, uncommon commitment and valour in the counter insurgency … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated ad congratulated the family of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme on the 85th birthday of Mrs Beatrice Chigozili Ekwueme. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari joined the family in celebrating the matriarch. The President noted that Beatrice’s … Read more
The outgoing Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, said President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the exploration of the various inland basins across Nigeria to grow the country’s hydrocarbon reserves. According to a release by the corporation’s spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, Mr Baru said this on Saturday during an inspection tour of the ongoing … Read more
The Northern Youths Movement (NYM) has told President Muhammadu Buhari to be mindful of the use of the National Assembly to tarnish his image. The group noted that the role being played by the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila in the appointment of House Minority Principal Officers was capable of “splashing mud on the … Read more
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for including Nigeria in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the just concluded Africa Union Summit on Sunday in Niamey. The sector’s chieftains told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that Nigeria had more to gain because it would … Read more
The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has stated that suspension of RUGA by President Muhammadu Buhari instead of total cancellation showed that there was no genuineness in the actions of the Federal Government. BNYL claimed that RUGA had been repackaged as National Livestock Transformation by the Presidency as a new strategy to settle Fulani herdsmen … Read more
Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has pledged the UN’s full support to the African Union (AU) as nations begin to earnestly operationalise the landmark African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to a statement issued by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), she made the pledge on Sunday in Niamey, Niger, at … Read more
Youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Southwest, under the aegis of PDP Youths Congress, PDPYC, have berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the crisis rocking the House of Representatives. The youths wondered why Buhari has remained silent in the face of what they described as flagrant lawlessness and authoritarianism being perpetrated by APC … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy on education as “wicked and criminal against the needs of Nigerian youth”. The union accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of “a deliberate plan to starve public education with funds in order to deny Nigerian youths the right to know … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in Southern Nigeria on Sunday, cautioned the people of the area to remain vigilant even with the suspension of the controversial Ruga settlement for Fulani herdsmen. The was made known in a press statement issued by Dr. Joseph Ajujungwa, Secretary of CAN, in the 17 Southern States. It would … Read more
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has described his reappointment as a humbling experience and a call for rededication. The SGF, who spoke to newsmen on Sunday at the Yola International Airport on his way back to Abuja after a weekend visit to Adamawa State, said he found his reappointment … Read more
Following recent appointments announced by the presidency, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday condemned President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for alleged insensitivity to the welfare of the people of the country. It also alleged that Buhari had abandoned Nigerians to their fate and was only interested in the appointment of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday pledged his administration’s continued political will and determination towards ridding the country of insurgency and other forms of criminalities. Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, made the promise at the Grand Finale of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and Combat Support Arms Training Week at Ikeja Cantonment … Read more