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“It is now 50 years since the establishment of Nigeria-China diplomatic relations, and I am delighted that the bilateral ties have achieved far reaching and fruitful results, on the basis of close coordination and mutual trust, bringing great benefits to our countries and peoples. “As celebrations of the Chinese Year of the Ox by all […]

Protocols: I am delighted to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for commencement of the construction of yet another vital transportation infrastructure. The rail line that traverses the major commercial and administrative centre of Kano and passing through other economic hubs of the country including Kazaure, Daura, Katsina and up to the border town of Jibiya […]

*How FG is preventing retrenchment in the Private Sector *Over 5million farmers enumerated *30,000 N-power exited beneficiaries hired as Agric enumerators *About one million already received govt’s cash under Survival Fund, CBN intervention *3200 hectares being cleared for farming *344km roads under construction to link 500 farms *Broadband penetration now 45% Federal ministers and heads […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non-career Ambassadors-Designate. In a letter to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate, the President said: “In accordance with section 171 (1), (2) (c) & sub-section (4) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your neighbour is also your own, and vice-versa. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while playing host to President Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin, who was on an official visit. “Good neighbourliness is very important in our lives. The […]

*Top US-based tech firm joins global giants Facebook, Google, HUAWEI others focusing more on the country *VP: We will use technology to engage our youths & address issues affecting our people *Microsoft: Nigeria’s tech space would become most viable in Africa Just as global technology giants including Google Inc., HUAWEI, and top social networking company, […]

Sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Mr Wang Yi, the State Councillor and Foreign Minister, People’s Republic of China. “We thank China for its support to us in various ways; in […]

*Osinbajo commends contribution of major cement producers *Adds: It is possible to deliver decent, affordable housing for Nigerians As part of its determination to ensure the success of the Social Housing scheme where the Buhari administration will construct 300,000 houses under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), for low income earning Nigerians, cement manufacturers have agreed […]

  1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We especially thank God because the year 2020 was one of the most trying years […]

*FG Covid-19 Stimulus package impacts about a million already *VP also meets automotive manufacturers on new tariffs   With the kind of impact and interest already generated among Nigerians by the ongoing implementation of the Survival Fund under the Economic Sustainability Plan, there is now a need to expand the scope and reach of the […]

In line with the prevailing protocol put in place by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, restricting large gatherings, President Muhammadu Buhari will not be hosting the usual Christmas homage by religious and community leaders in the Federal Capital Territory. The President urges all citizens to, in line with the prescribed protocol, observe social distancing, […]

Protocols: The year 2020 has been most challenging for the whole of humanity as a result of the havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 on lives, livelihoods, global and national economies, governance structures, health, social welfare and other systems. It has consumed an inordinate amount of resources deployed to address it by countries of the world, […]