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President Buhari Welcomes Trudeau’s Re-Election
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, on his re-emergence after a hard fought snap election. President Buhari said: “On behalf of my family, the government and people of Nigeria, I congratulate a true friend of Nigeria and Africa following his well-deserved re-election as Prime Minister. I look forward to working together to […]
President Buhari Directs Incorporation of NNPC LTD, Appoints Board
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This is in consonance with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which requires the Minister of Petroleum Resources to cause for the incorporation of the NNPC Limited within six months of […]
President Buhari Attends UN General Assembly in New York
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the […]
President Buhari Approves Inclusion of House Committee Chairman Sununu into Health Sector Reform Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the inclusion of Dr Yuusf Tanko Sununu as the representative of the House of Representatives on the Health Sector Reform Committee. Dr Sununu is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services and had previously served as a past Secretary General of the Nigerian Medical Association and Associate member […]
ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit: Nigeria ECOWAS Insist on Prompt Transition to Civil Rule in Guinea
*Demands restoration of constitutional rule within 6 months *VP Osinbajo calls for stiffer sanctions *Sub-regional leaders agree to freeze financial assets of new military junta Determined to ensure a prompt return of democratic rule to Guinea after the recent military coup, Nigeria has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to insist […]
President Buhari Says 1.6M Households, 8M Individuals Benefiting From Conditional Cash Transfers
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said ongoing efforts to reduce poverty in the country continue to grow, with 1.6 million poor and vulnerable households, comprising more than 8 million individuals currently benefiting from the Conditional Cash Transfer program, while N300 billion has been disbursed to farmers. Speaking virtually at the opening ceremony of the […]
Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme: Disclaimer
The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, formally launched by President Buhari on August 31, 2021, does not charge a fee at any stage of the application or work placement process. Also, the website for the Programme is: https://www.njfp.ng Any other website being circulated is fake and fraudulent, and should be ignored by prospective applicants and […]
What President Buhari Said (Didn’t Say) in Imo State
We have observed that President Buhari’s concluding remarks at the meeting with South East Leaders during his one day visit to Imo State is being deliberately contorted and twisted out of context. The purveyors of disinformation want Nigerians to believe that the President bluntly told Governor Uzodinma, ‘‘I’ll be careful with your future invitations.’’ They […]
President Buhari Appoints Fatima Waziri-Azi as DG NAPTIP
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Fatima Waziri- Azi,Ph.D as Director General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) . This is sequel to a recommendation of the Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, who expressed the “urgent need for the Ministry […]
A Compendium of President Buhari’s Ongoing and Completed Infrastructure Projects and Policy Successes in South East Nigeria
Reconstruction of the Runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, following President Buhari’s approval of a 10 billion Naira special intervention fund in 2019. Work ongoing on the upgrade of the International Terminal Building. The 200 billion Naira Second Niger Bridge, comprising the Main Bridge across the River Niger, and 10km of a six-lane […]
President Buhari Sets up Health Sector Reform Committee; Names VP Osinbajo as Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration. This is sequel to a Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report developed by a consultant, Vesta Healthcare Partners […]
Jinxes Broken by the Muhammadu Buhari Administration – Presidency
A giant-sized jinx was broken recently when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced a first Net Profit in the 44-year history of the organization. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister for Petroleum Resources, the oil conglomerate announced a first-ever profit of N287 billion. Such had never happened before. But that was by […]
