President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the 2021 budget and the finance bill into law ten days after it was passed by the National Assembly. The National Assembly had transmitted the passed ₦13.5trn budget to President Buhari for assent on Monday. Eko Hot Blog reported that the President presented the proposed 2021 budget to a … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari inherited the country’s current problems from the former government of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is according to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abba Ali. Ali, who is also a member of the APC National Caretaker Committee, said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari have said that the country would have been in a precarious state if his administration had not close the land borders. This is according to a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, at end of the fifth regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council held on Tuesday at the State … Read more
The House of Reps has debunked reports making rounds in the media that it has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari for inviting him to explain the rising spate of insecurity in the country. Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, in a statement on Monday, titled ‘Clarification on Apology to the Presidency’, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Senator Saidu Umar Kumo as “a major loss to the ruling APC”. He further described Kumo as the party’s “pillar of strength in Gombe State whose defection in 2019 had energized our supporters for change.” “I have received the news of the death of Senator Kumo with … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, social investment programmes The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is implementing one of the world’s largest and far reaching social investment programmes. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Eko hot blog … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to prioritise the welfare of doctors and other health professionals while lauding the sacrifices of the doctors who were killed by COVID-19 in parts of the country. A statement issued on Saturday by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the President assured that the welfare of doctors and other health workers … Read more
Buhari Greets Governors on Birthdays President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governors Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, and the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on their birthdays. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, described the trio in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, as being “among the superheroes … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, Condolence President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabi’u Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Saleh, the District Head of Madobi. Buhari’s’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday, Eko hot blog gathered. The … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, Dame Judith Amaechi President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the wife of the Minister of Transportation, Dame Judith Amaechi, as she turns 50 on Thursday. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, the president lauded Judith for being a strong pillar of support for her … Read more
Transport Fare’s Hike True Nigerian Patriots Initiative has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately intervene in the issue of hike in transportation on both land and air in the country. The National Coordinator of the initiative, Dr Athanasiys Okon, said this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Eko hot blog gathered. Okon called … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, will meet with members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. This was disclosed in a tweet from the President’s verified twitter handle, @NGRPresident “President @MBuhari will meet with the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 this afternoon,” the tweet read. Read also: COVID-19: My Four Children Tested Positive … Read more
A lawmaker representing Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in Rivers State in the House of Reps, Kingsley Chinda, who called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, will face disciplinary actions by the House of of Representatives. Chinda is also the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Reps Caucus. House Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa, … Read more
The Senate, on Monday, passed the ₦13.588 trillion 2021 budget with an increase of ₦505 billion. The budget was passed by a joint session of the National Assembly, during their special plenary held mainly to pass the budget ahead of the Christmas and New Year break. The lawmakers pegged the price of crude at $40 … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has urged the #BringBackOurBoys campaigners to refund monies collected for the movement. He lamented that it was shameful that “merchants of fortune” profiteered from the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Shehu said the creators of … Read more
The European Union (EU) Human Rights Forum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the “swiftness” deployed in the safe return of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The EU, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Rapporteur, Lake Chad/West Africa, Joseph Cullen, said the it is a … Read more
Buhari, Kankara abduction President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that the abduction of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, was targeted at embarrassing his administration. Buhari made the statement when he met with the rescued Kankara students and representatives of their parents at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Katsina. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, met with the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State, who were released by their abductors on Thursday. Prior to the meeting, Personal Assistant on Social Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, had announced that the President will be meeting with the schoolboys. President @MBuhari will receive … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated the Nigerian Army for successfully rescuing over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The President, however, said his regime and the military have a lot of work to do regarding the insecurity in the country. His congratulatory message was contained in two-part short videos … Read more
The Federal Government (FG), on Thursday, approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks. Minister of Environment, Mohammad Abubakar, announced this during a press briefing in Abuja. He said the establishment of the 10 parks would bring the country’s total to 17, adding that an executive bill would be sent to the National Assembly to … Read more