Press Releases

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

*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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

*Interest-free loans for petty traders now in 9 states, FCT *Disbursements have now kicked off nationwide in every state As the Buhari administration’s TraderMoni continues to expand across the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will formally launch the initiative in Owerri, Imo State capital, today. TraderMoni, which is part of the Federal Government’s Social […]

*Interest-free loans for petty traders now in 9 states and the FCT As the Buhari administration’s TraderMoni continues to expand across the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will on Saturday formally launch the initiative in Owerri, Imo State capital. TraderMoni, which is part of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, is designed to assist […]

*Says FG will ensure those affected are resettled quickly, and livelihoods restored in affected areas *Continues visits today Having declared the recent flooding of communities in parts of the country as a national disaster, the Federal Government will deploy more resources to mitigate sufferings of people in the affected areas, according to Vice President Yemi […]