One of the Lawmakers elected Under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to fix Nigerian roads. The lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadigbo Federal Constituency of Benue State, Rep. Francis Otta Agbo, appealed to the president to attend to his constituency in the neglected area of infrastructural development and federal appointment. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will today(Tuesday) depart Nigeria for Egypt where he will be participating in the Aswan Forum for Peace And Development. The Aswan forum was designed with the Agenda to promote Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed this development in a statement … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS). Nami replaces Mr. Tunde Fowler, whose tenure expired on Monday. He is a tax consultant and graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/03/digital-tax-us-threatens-100-tariffs-on-french-goods/ The Presidency said in … Read more
The former Minister for Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari as well as condemned the leadership of the Department of State Secret Service DSS over the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore. Fani-Kayode who served as the DG campaign organization for the former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 2015, reeled out the alleged treatment … Read more
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governors of All Progressives Congress (APC) states at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those in the meeting with the President and Governors are the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), and the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. The agenda of the … Read more
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State have said that the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari on border closure was to stop neighbouring countries from violating the ECOWAS Protocol given and Nigeria was fast becoming a dumping ground. They made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch … Read more
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of the Chairman and Members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). President of the senate, Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of nomination at plenary. Part of the letter reads: “Pursuant to Section 3(2) of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) … Read more
The gubernatorial candidate of Action Alliance (AA) Uche Nwosu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for rejecting the third term agenda. Nwosu, who said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said the president’s declaration demonstrated his commitment to rule of law, adding he also displayed statesmanship and patriotism. It would be recalled that … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in his home town in Daura area of Katsina for a five days official visit to the state. Buhari has would participate in the ground breaking ceremony for a transport university Daura and commission the Kwanar Gwante (Shargalle Road), which is off Kano-Daura Road. He arrived his hometown on Friday … Read more
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has berated the suspended former state chairman, Anselm Ojezua, stressing that he could no longer speak for the party. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Azebamwan in a statement Thursday in Abuja said the suspension of Mr Ojezua has since been ratified by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to empower the Attorney General of the Federation with the status to be able to confirm the registration of companies in the country. The president’s request was contained in a letter sent to the leadership of the Senate on Thursday. In the letter, Buhari quoted section 26(5) of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for the approval of the Nigerian Senate to obtain an external loan of $29.96 billion for infrastructural development. According to the President, the loan would be used to execute key infrastructural projects across the country. President Buhari, in the letter, said the Eighth National Assembly approved only a part of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the commitment of his administration to ensuring the political stability of the country. Buhari added that he would do everything within his powers to safeguard the interest of investors as investments cannot thrive in an atmosphere of social and political instability. He stated this when he received the Chairman/Chief Executive … Read more
The Federal Executive Council has approved the release of N19.3bn for road infrastructures in the Federal Capital Territory, Oyo and Kano state. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, … Read more
The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has reinstated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to the rejuvenating the Nigerian economy. He noted that the government was working to repositioning of the economy by boosting productive capacities. Osinbajo said this on Wednesday at the 10th anniversary of the Ogun -Guangdong Free Trade Zone in Ota, … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has admitted that the recent executive order by President Muhammadu Buhari to close Nigerian borders has led to a rise in inflation rate in the country. Meanwhile, the government has also assured that the closure was temporary as the government expected the neighbouring countries to respect the ECOWAS protocols to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and the ministers are attending the weekly Federal Executive Council(FEC) meeting in Abuja. The session is taking place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, are also attendance. The meeting is still in progress as at … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Nigeria as a destination for investment in Africa. Buhari stressed that Nigeria remained the world’s most profitable country to invest with high returns on investment. He disclosed this during a business roundtable with the visiting Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte and members of his delegation at the State … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has amended the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Hague Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010). President Buhari also ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation (The Montreal Convention of 1971) (Beijing Protocol 2010). A statement by the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the commitment of his administration to the need to take the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons IDPs as a matter of urgency. Buhari noted that there was need to rehabilitate the IDPs in other to avert future calamities. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said … Read more