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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Response from the Office of President Buhari to Today’s Daily Trust Editorial: “Life has Lost Its Value Under Buhari’s Nigeria
Given the seriousness of the issue raised by the Daily Trust today, the Office of the President would like to issue a response. The growing instability and violence in the North of Nigeria and elsewhere is unacceptable. No one, not least the Presidency underestimates the seriousness of the situation. Everyday, the President holds the […]
Address by President Buhari at the Virtual Summit for Democracy Organised by President Joe Biden of USA
Your Excellency, President Joe Biden Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Governments, Heads of Multilateral Organisations, Business leaders and Civil Society Groups, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to begin by expressing my thanks to President Joe BIDEN, and the government and people of the United States for hosting this Summit to review the state […]
At Naval Dockyard, President Buhari Commissions NNS Oji, Another Made-In-Nigeria Vessel
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos commissioned a Seaward Defence Boat (SDB) III, built by the Nigerian Navy. The indigenously constructed SDB, NNS Oji, is the third of its series to be locally built at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Lagos solely by Navy engineers after the successes of NNS Adoni, and NNS Karaduwa, commissioned in 2016 […]
