Tag: President Muhammadu Buhari
Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…
Subsidy gets 88 per cent of N465bn supplementary budget
The Senate on Wednesday received request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of N465.64 billion Supplementary Budget for government…
Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…
I’m surprised, embarrassed by arrest order, Dasuki tells Buhari
The immediate National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has stated that he is not only surprised but embarrassed by the…
TSA: Talk is cheap, facts are sacred – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, insisted on Tuesday that funds that have accrued to the Treasury Single Account…
Buhari receives fraudulent arms procurement report by Jonathan’s administration, orders arrest
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has received a report on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces…
N2b, not N6b spent on presidential air fleet – Presidency
The Presidency said on Tuesday that a little above N2 billion and not N6 billion has so far been has…
FG earmarks $25bn for investment in transport, energy – Osinbajo
The Federal Government is to set aside $25 billion (about N4trillion) for investment in transport and energy sectors in Nigeria.…
Nigeria will join the “big league” under Buhari – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had shown that Nigeria…
Buhari will restore Nigeria’s integrity, says Ex-PDP chairman
Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence in the ability of…
TSA: There’ll be no diversion of public funds under Buhari, says Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Monday dismissed the alleged fraud in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the rumoured diversion of…
We will fight corruption using the rule of law – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed Monday in Abuja that his administration will give full regard to due process and the rule…
Nigerians determined to stay together, says Buhari
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that the fact that the country has remained as one despite the…
Health Ministry: Buhari appointed competent professionals – CMA
The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing competent professionals as ministers to oversee the affairs…
Buhari’s meeting with INEC, Police not to rig elections – Presidency
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police was geared towards…
Buhari’s Treasury Single Account is a fraud, says Fayose
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Sunday declared he was not attending the meeting called by the…
Buhari condemns terrorist attack on Paris, stands by France
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attack on Paris that killed over 220 people and injured many more. “President…
NEMA to receive 10,000 more Nigerians from CAR, Cameroon
The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi on Friday in Yola, said it would evacuate 10,000…
Buhari honours soldiers with medals for gallantry
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Yola, honoured three soldiers who sustained serious injuries in ongoing operations against Boko Haram with…
Protect people with disabilities, US urges Buhari
The United States Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Ms Judith Heumann, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that…
Buhari visits IDPs, gives them reason to be optimistic
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ending Boko Haram insurgency. Buhari, in Hausa language, gave the assurance…
The CVs of Buhari’s ministers at a glance
In the exercise of the powers conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari by Section 147, Subsection 1, 2 and 3 of…
Buhari to hold permanent secretaries liable for leadership failure in ministries, establishments
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will hold Permanent Secretaries responsible for failure to provide the required leadership, control and direction…
Budget: Ezekwesili criticises Buhari’s switch to National Planning
Kazeem Ugbodaga Former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s movement of Budget from the Ministry of…
Buhari contradicts self, assigns portfolio to all ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has contradicted himself after swearing-in 36 ministers and assigning portfolios to all them on Wednesday, 11 November.…
Buhari assigns portfolio to ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially portfolios to his newly-appointed ministers. Former governor of Ogun State finance commissioner, Kemi Adeosun, is…
Buhari swears in Mama Taraba, others
The swearing-in of 36 ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari has taken place, with the ceremony regaled with the nicknames of…
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I’ll redeem 30-year old pledge, Buhari tells 1985 U-16 champions
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured the Eaglets team which won the FIFA U-16 World Championship in 1985 that his…
Buhari appoints 18 permanent secretaries, redeploys 18
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the 18 Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service and has redeployed…
Buhari sacks permanent secretaries
In what appears to be a shake up in Nigeria’s ministries, President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked some permanent secretaries ahead…