The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has hailed the recently introduced `Change Begins With Me’ campaign by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.“The president deserves commendation for making this bold move christened, The Change begins With me,’’ he said. Abubakar spoke in Sokoto on Monday when, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, paid him the traditional Sallah […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari, in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians released in Abuja on Sunday, gave the assurance that his administration would get the economy right. According to him, the Federal Government is “working round the clock” to address […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari will lead Nigeria’s delegates to the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to begin at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, has said.Onyeama, who made the fact known in Abuja on Friday at a news conference, said the president would be discussing series of issues […]
Continue ReadingThe Council of State has approved the appointment of six new National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and five National Commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC). Gov. Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State made this known in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Goodluck Jonathan attracted the most attention Wednesday as he attended his first Council of State meeting as a former president, since handing over power in May 2015.The council, which comprises all former presidents and heads of states, as well as vice president, governors, Senate president and House of Representative speaker, is currently meeting. […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state would boost the party’s chances at Saturday’s governorship election.Mr. Buhari is in Benin to attend the party’s grand finale campaign rally at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin ahead of Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo. The party chairman […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has said the creation of affordable housing schemes will soon transform thousands of Nigerians from being tenants to proud owners of houses and plots of land.This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
Continue ReadingAbdulmumin Jibrin, a member of the house of representatives, has said it is unfair and wicked to blame the economic challenges of Nigeria on President Muhammadu Buhari, who is just over a year in office.Mr. Jibrin was reacting to a statement by Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, where he said he was afraid of being stoned […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Anselm Ojezua, said President Muhammadu Buhari would lead the party members to Benin on Tuesday for the governorship campaigns finale.Mr. Ojezua disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Benin on Monday. He said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all APC governors would also be […]
Continue ReadingMalam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, says the Federal Government is determined to enforce fiscal discipline across the states to check wasteful spending. Shehu in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday that the Federal Government was not limiting its economic and financial reform programmes to the […]
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