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January 14, 2022

Osinbajo Celebrates Young Nigerian Achievers, Says Youths are Nigeria’s Most Valuable Assets

*Adds: $500m facility in the works to support technology, creativity *Starting this year, 20,000 graduates to get paid “work experience fellowships” annually *In Aso Villa, VP honors 42 winners of “Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award” in Nigeria Making their marks in different fields like technology, environmental sanitation, agriculture, public health, and education, among others, young […]

January 13, 2022

President Buhari’s Speech During his Official Visit to Ogun State

Let me start by thanking His Excellency, the Governor and the People of Ogun State for the reception accorded me and my team on our arrival in the State. I had planned to be here few weeks ago in December last year but for a conflict of schedules. 2.​This welcome by the large crowd brings […]

January 13, 2022

Osinbajo to Civil Servants: Govt Agencies Must Provide Conducive Environment for Private Sector, NGOs to Operate

Adds: Everything that happens in Public Service affects Nigeria’s future  “The role of government agencies as licensors, regulators, revenue generators only makes sense when operators understand that the bigger picture is to provide the most auspicious environment for the private and non-government sectors to operate.”  This was the summary of the Leadership Enhancement and Development […]

January 7, 2022

President Buhari Demands Transparency, Accountability From New NNPC Board

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged the Board of the newly incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place premium on doing business with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and transparency. Inaugurating the Board chaired by Senator Margery Chuba Okadigbo, the President charged them to […]

January 5, 2022

President Buhari Appoints Board and Management of NNPC Limited

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in accordance with the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Chairman of the Board is Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo (South East), Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer, and Umar I. Ajiya, Chief […]

January 4, 2022

President Buhari Appoints Dr Doyin Salami as Chief Economic Adviser

A Chief Economic Adviser to the President (CEAP) has been appointed. He is Dr Doyin Salami, up till now Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). A 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting […]

December 31, 2021

President Buhari Signs N17.127tr 2022 Budget Into Law, Directs MDAs to Commence Early Preparation of 2023 Transition Budget

v Expresses Concern Over Worrisome Changes to 2022 Budget by NASS v To Submit Amendment Bill Early 2022 In keeping with the tradition of restoring a predictable January to December fiscal year, as provided for in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja signed into law the 2022 […]

December 29, 2021

President Buhari’s Remarks at the PAGMI Special Briefing

  I would like to start by congratulating PAGMI’s Steering Committee and Management Team under the leadership of the Chief of Staff as Chairman and the Executive Governor of Kebbi State as Vice-Chairman of the Steering Committee for doing such a good job. The Responsible Mining Framework you have presented will result in an effective […]

December 23, 2021

Our Social Investment Programmes will Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals- Osinbajo

*VP highlights efforts by Administration to reduce poverty, provide jobs When the Buhari administration set out the Social Investment Programmes, which is now regarded as the largest of its kind in the continent, one of the objectives was to accelerate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in the country.  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, […]

December 22, 2021

President Buhari: Nigeria Needs N348.1tr Investments to Achieve 5-Year National Development Plan

The Nigerian government requires an investment size of N348.1 trillion to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan 2021-2025, President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja. The President spoke at the formal launch and public presentation of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025, the successor to the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan […]

December 18, 2021

Turkey-Africa Summit: President Buhari Calls for Concrete Support to Defeat Terrorism in Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Istanbul called on the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit to provide concrete support to help defeat terrorism and insurgency on the African continent. Speaking at the third edition of the Summit, President Buhari said the Boko Haram terrorist group, though fragmented by internal strife and degraded by Nigeria’s defense forces, is still […]

December 17, 2021

As President Buhari Clocks 79, a Focus on Achievements, Challenges

By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari marks the age of 79 on Friday 17, without the joy of being with the family and the country he governs, seeking to maximize bilateral benefits in critical areas of Nigeria’s safety, survival and economic development in a distant country, Turkey. As President in the last six years, he […]

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