Press Releases
President Buhari Nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar, Usman as Non-Career Ambassadors
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 […]
Osinbajo Welcomes Microsoft’s Offer to Support Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan
*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, […]
No Sustainable Development Without Adequate Infrastructure – President Buhari
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 […]
FG, Cement Manufacturers Agree on Discount Charge for ESP 300,000 Social Housing Units
*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 […]
MSMEs Survival Fund: We Must Find Ways of Doing More – VP Osinbajo
*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 […]
President Buhari Cancels Christmas Homage
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, […]
President Buhari Pledges Support for Polls In Republic of Niger
Nigeria will give robust support to Republic of Niger, which holds presidential and national assembly elections later this month, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads ECOWAS Election Mission to the West African country. He applauded President Mahamadou […]
National Council on Nutrition Approves 5-Year Plan to Reduce Hunger, Malnutrition & Breastfeeding in Nigeria
*PEBEC adopts new plan to invigorate business reforms In an effort to further improve the wellbeing of citizens, a 5-year nutrition action plan that will guide the implementation of interventions and programmes to address the problems of hunger and malnutrition across all sectors in Nigeria has been approved by National Council on Nutrition. […]
Osinbajo Discuses Nigeria-UK Post Brexit Relations With Johnson’s Trade Envoy
Discussions around improving relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom (UK) across different sectors especially in the post Brexit era is not only exciting but will make a difference for both countries, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, […]
“Nigeria’s Main Contribution to The World is Our People’s Imagination”- Osinbajo.
Although Nigeria has been known globally as one of the leading producers of crude oil, the reputation of the country in the near future will be based on the imagination and creativity of Nigerians, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in a virtual message to the 2020 Art of Technology […]
President Buhari Nominates New MD, Executive Director NDIC and Renominates MD, Executive Directors of Amcon.
President Muhammadu Buhari has renominated Mr Ahmed Kuru as Managing Director and Mr Eberechukwu Uneze and Mr Aminu Ismail as Executive Directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria for the final term of five years. This was contained in a letter to the President of the Senate seeking confirmation of the nominees by the […]
President Buhari Wishes happy Married Life to Amina, Villa Security Chief’s Daughter.
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday advised newly-weds, Amina Idris Ahmed, the daughter of his Chief Security Officer, Idris Ahmed and her partner, Hayatuddeen Mustapha Abba, to build the foundation of their marriage on trust and respect for each other. Represented at the wedding in Kano by a delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir […]
