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Abia State Community Pipeline Explosion: President Buhari Expresses Regret Over Loss of Lives and Property
President Muhammadu Buhari expresses regret over the unnecessary loss of lives and property as a result of the pipeline explosion in the Osisioma Ngwa community of Abia State Friday morning, and sympathises with those who lost loved ones. Preliminary reports by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) show that the incident was not an accidental […]
Executive Order No. 008 of 2018
On the Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (“VOARS”) Whereas the Constitution imposes a duty on every citizen to declare his/her income and assets fully and honestly to appropriate and lawful agencies and pay taxes promptly; Whereas every taxable person is under obligation to voluntarily declare his/her income and assets from all sources including outside Nigeria, […]
Meeting of the National Security Council Held at the State House
1. The meeting started by discussing the general over-view of the security situation in the country as it relates to the conduct of the forthcoming 2019 general elections. It recommended deployment of security agencies to the states to enable the elections to be conducted peacefully and to further doused tension created by the outcome of […]
President Buhari Directs Implementation of EO 6 in Full Force
Following the instant judicial affirmation of the constitutionality and legality of the Executive Order 6 (EO6), President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice to implement the Order in full force. To this end, a number of enforcement procedures are currently in place by which the Nigeria Immigration […]
No Part of Nigeria Will be Ignored Under My Watch, Says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said no part of Nigeria will be ignored under his watch. He gave the assurance when he received a delegation of Ugep Kingdom, Cross River State, led by His Royal Highness, Obol Ofem Ubana, Obol Lopon of Ugep, a retired Army officer. The President was responding to a […]
Over a Million Displaced Persons Reunited with Loved Ones, Rebuilding of Destroyed Communities Underway – VP Osinbajo
*Restates FG’s commitment to the release of persons still in Boko Haram captivity Aside from the ongoing military operations that have significantly degraded the Boko Haram insurgents, over a million people displaced by the insurgency have been restored as efforts to rebuild destroyed their homes and communities are underway, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, […]
We Will Take More Nigerians Out of Poverty, VP Osinbajo says at NEC’s Human Capital Development Meeting
The Federal Government will continue to drive initiatives to get more Nigerians out of poverty and also improve the country’s Human Capital Development indices, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo said this during a meeting of the National Economic Council’s Human Capital Development Core Working Group on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, […]
President Buhari Pledges Nigeria’s Support for South Sudan
Nigeria is prepared to help South Sudan stabilize politically and economically, President Muhammadu Buhari assures. Receiving Mr Ezekiel Gatkuoth, Special Envoy of the South Sudanese President at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, President Buhari noted that the two countries have a lot in common in the area of developmental aspirations, adding: “It has not been […]
Nigeria is Going to be the Envy of the World Soon, says VP Osinbajo on Indepandence Day
“The reason why we are so optimistic is because we know that we are the best, we know we are going to excel, it may seem like it’s taking a while, and there are many problems, but every one of the over 1,000 days that I have been Vice President for, I grow stronger in […]
National Broadcast by H.E Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the 58th Independence Anniversary, 1st October, 2018.
Fellow Nigerians, 1. Today is a day of celebration and solemn reflection. It is the anniversary of the day Nigerians realised one of the most cherished of human desires – the desire for freedom. We, therefore, give thanks to and remember our founding fathers who laboured so hard and sacrificed so much to build and […]
President Buhari Congratulates China on 69th Anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated His Excellency Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, on the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic. In a congratulatory letter personally signed by him, President Buhari said, “On this auspicious occasion of the 69th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, I extend […]
President Buhari’s Speech at the High-Level Meeting on “United Against Tuberculosis: Global Action Against Global Threat”
Protocols: Let me start by welcoming everyone to this High Level meeting, especially the adoption of the all-important Political Declaration on: “United to End Tuberculosis: An Urgent Global Response to a Global Epidemic”. This is the very first global forum with dedicated focus on worldwide tuberculosis pandemic. Nigeria is delighted that this landmark event is […]
