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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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his Nigerien counterpart Mohammed Bazoum are currently engaged in bilateral talks at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bazoum is visiting Nigeria for the second time since his election in February 2021. The two leaders are expected to deliberate on how best to tackle security challenges affecting the sub-region. The presidency had […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Governor of Lagos State, as he clocks 70. Tinubu would clock 70 years tomorrow March 29, 2022. Buhari affirmed Tinubu’s contributions to the political, economic, and social development of the country, setting a standard in leadership, […]
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As the All Progressive Congress national convention dress near, a good number of governors from the party met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The Governors, however, pledged to align with any candidate of Buhari’s choice, especially for the chairmanship position which will be keenly contested this weekend. Recall that despite initial scepticism that greeted […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammedu Buhari on Wednesday, approved a total sum of N92,123,175,305.77 for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The approval came a day after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Minister […]
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Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide foreign exchange for the importation of Jet A1 fuel. The country’s aviation sector is facing a severe crisis, which almost led to the shutdown of operations. Airline operators increased air tickets by 100 percent to N50,000 […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Abuja, following a medical check-up in London, UK. Buhari left the country on March 6. He had earlier planned to embark on the medical trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme at 50, but returned to Nigeria on March 4. While in London, the […]
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Nigeria’s Presidency has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration worked assiduously to bend the electoral system in its bid to scuttle the victory of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) during the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency disclosed its position in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President […]
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The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor, has pleaded to President Muhammadu Buhari to show Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, mercy. Obiozor said Buhari should consider Kanu as his son and show him mercy. Featuring on Arise TV, Obiozor urged the president to grant the IPOB leader amnesty. […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he does not expect Nigerians to appreciate him when he leaves office. In 2015, President Buhari was elected into office, with a landslide victory over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. Since his administration took over in 2015, the Nigerian economy has been unstable, looking at it from the view […]
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