Tag: Presidency
Presidency, NASS agree on $300m Diaspora Bond
The Presidency and the national assembly seem to have finally agreed on something after the 2016 budget bickering and it…
2016 Budget: Presidency setting the people against us – Senate
Nigeria’s upper chamber, the Senate on Monday advised the Presidency to come clean to Nigerians on the 2016 Budget and…
Presidency blasts NOA’s indifference to Buhari’s ‘Change’ ideology
President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant, Garba Shehu has accused a federal government agency, National Orientation Agency for being lukewarm…
Presidency to begin town hall meetings soon – Garba Shehu
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, says Presidency will soon begin to…
Buhari distances self from #IStandWithBuhari Group
The Presidency has formally dissociated itself from the #Istandwithbuhari advocacy group and demands that the group immediately stop claiming any…
2016 Budget: Presidency commends National Assembly
The Presidency on Wednesday commended the National Assembly for passing the 2016 Appropriation Bill. The Special Adviser to the President…
Buhari is president whether home or abroad – Presidency
The Presidency has stated categorically that President Muhammadu Buhari acts fully in the capacity of his office whether he is…
FIFA Presidency: Infantino banks on more Africa votes
FIFA Presidential candidate Gianni Infantino remains confident of securing the top job at world football’s governing body after claiming “more…
Buhari never said Nigerians are criminals – Presidency
The Presidency has reacted to the brouhaha that followed the interpretation of an interview that its number one citizen, President…
Saraki accuses Presidency of switching 2016 budget
The farce over the missing 2016 budget continued on Thursday as Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, said that there are…
Hard, soft copies of 2016 budget stolen from National Assembly
The hard and soft copies of the 2016 budget documents handed to a joint session of the national assembly by…
Presidency not behind Faleke, Audu’s DSS detention – Aide
The Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation has distanced the organisation from the rumour making the rounds that the presidency is behind the…
Presidency promotes 907 FRSC officers
The Presidency has approved the promotion of 907 Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officers between the ranks of Deputy Corps…
Buhari did not reduce the salaries, allowances of ministers – Presidency
Nigeria’s Presidency has dismissed the impression that it President Muhammadu Buhari had reduced the remuneration of the newly appointed ministers.…
Not all ministers will have full control of ministry – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to all his 36 ministers, the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu has said, noting that,…
DSS working with UK Crime Agency to probe Diezani – Presidency
Nigeria’s presidency on Monday confirmed the arrest in London of former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on suspicion of bribery and…
Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York
The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…
NNPC to recover $9.6bn over-deducted tax from oil giants
Nigerian presidency said on Sunday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC has began the process of recovering over $7billion…
Buhari didn’t promise to do anything in 100 days, Presidency insists
The Presidency on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari never promised Nigerians that he would achieve specific things within his…
Kanye West to run for US presidency
Kanye West said that he is running for president in 2020 during his acceptance speech for the MTV Music Video…
“What are Jonathan’s Ministers afraid of?” Presidency asks
The Presidency has asked Ministers who served under former President, Goodluck Jonathan, what they are afraid of in President Muhammadu…
Don’t play down Buhari’s achievements – Presidency tells PDP
The presidency on Saturday advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing down achievements so far recorded by President…
Once formal corruption trial begins, PDP might have no moral legs to stand on – Presidency
The Presidency has stated that once it fully commences its corruption trials, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might have no…
Buhari’s Roadmap To Steer An Adrift Nation Aright
By Peter Claver Oparah President Muhammadu Buhari is on an arduous task. It is a tough and mine-laden task. He…
Governing Councils of federal universities not dissolved – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Governing Councils of Federal Universities be exempted, for the time being, from the…
Boko Haram plotting to bomb VIPs, not VPs residence, says Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, on Thursday said reports that…
Ex-NUATE Boss Blames NNPC For Persistent Fuel Scarcity
Kayode Aponmade The former Chairman of National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) NAHCO, MMIA, Ikeja chapter, Comrade Sunday Akintunde…
Nigeria’s Electricity Reforms Too Ambitious –Report
The Nigerian government’s ambitions for improving electricity supplies are “not remotely realistic”, a report by experts advising the presidency says,…
Claim by PDP that bailout funds was from Jonathan’s savings is false, ludicrous – Presidency
The Presidency has rubbished claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari’s bailout funds for the state…
FG bailout for states drawn from NLNG dividends, not ECA – Presidency
The Presidency has reacted to reports in the media that the federal government took money from the Excess Crude Account…