Festus Keyamo, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun state, and Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom are among those appointed as ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari. others on the list are Sunday Dare, executive commissioner at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Sharon Ikeazor, executive secretary of Pension Transitional […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared that the Yoruba people are against violence in the south-west region. Speaking with reporters after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Thursday, the monarch said the region is in need of something better for its youth. Ogunwusi said he was at the villa on […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant killings across Nigeria. Obasanjo said the issue of killings can no longer be ignored or treated with nonchalance. He noted that it can not be swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The elder statesman […]
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed to address the problems of Nigeria. Soyinka spoke when he played host to some students who paid him a visit on his 85th birthday. The literary icon said while state governments differ in success rates, “central government has failed”. He called on the […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday described the President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy on education as not only wicked but criminal . It accused the All Progressives Congress government of a deliberate plan to starve public education with funds in order to deny Nigerian youths the right to know and challenge misrule. In a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari in Niamey, Niger Republic, signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, making Nigeria the 53rd state on the continent to append its signature to the document. Reports reaching the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, indicated that the president signed the agreement at exactly 10.47 am local time. The […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked DisCos to improve electricity distribution across the country. Buhari said this as he assured the companies that the Federal Government will sustain efforts in building transmission infrastructure. The President stated this when he received a delegation of Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs led by Oba Ewuare II […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by the last senate. The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen.Ita Enag disclosed this to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the president decided not to communicate […]
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The top socio-cultural organisation of Igbo people, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has commended the federal government for suspending the proposed Ruga settlements in the country. The federal government had suspended the initiative following public outcry against it. In a statement by Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohaneze , the organisation said it is heartwarming that the Buhari administration […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally taken the bold step by sacking the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director, Media, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Boade Akinola on Monday. According to the statement, the President has now appointed Professor Mohammed […]
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