The Presidency led by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, berated those criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of the nation. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said some of Buhari’s critics are trying to divide the country. He said those who divided Nigeria with their mouths and evil thoughts are accusing the President of the same. […]
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “good offices to urgently review and withdraw the pardon granted to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame who are serving jail terms for corruption.” Also SERAP urged him to“propose constitutional amendment to the […]
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A former Kaduna State military administrator, Col. Abubakar Danjiwa Umar, on Saturday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to give more attention to the nagging security challenges in the country. Umar also requested that Buhari suspend the proposed National Census planned for the country in April, 2023. The erstwhile military brass and incumbent chairman of the Movement […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Buhari had in a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the action is with a view to repositioning the bank as a core banking institution with […]
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The, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted some former leaders of Nigeria. Buhari presided over the Council of State Meeting at the Aso Villa in Abuja. In attendance were ex-Heads of State, Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar as well as former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting discussed issues of national interest including the state of […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency led by President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to calls by Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to resign due to insecurity in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the president does not wish to be drawn into the high-decibel show in the media. “Publicity is the oxygen for politicians who have failed to connect with […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The affected commissioners of the NPC include Chief […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to four bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The bills include the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act, 2022 and the Nigeria Law Reform Commission Act, 2022. Others are the National Biotechnology Development Agency Act, 2022 and the Federal Medical Centre, Hong (Establishment) Act, 2022. The […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has advised his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan not to be discouraged by the recent accident that happened in Abuja, especially as it regards his peacebuilding efforts. It could be recalled that Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan narrowly escaped death as his convoy was involved in an accident near the Abuja airport, which killed two […]
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A federal high court in Abuja on Friday ruled on the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Justice Binta Nyako had striked out eight of the 15 counts against Kanu. The judge struck out the eight charges while ruling on a preliminary objection Kanu raised against all the […]
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