Press Releases
Press Release: School Feeding Programme – Over 8.2M Pupils Now Being Fed in 24 States
*Over 80,000 cooks engaged in 45,394 schools Following the achievement of its target of 5.5 million pupils being fed free daily under the programme in 2017, the Buhari administration’s National Home-grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) now feeds 8,260,984 pupils in 45,394 public primary schools across 24 states. The 24 states currently benefitting from the school […]
Press Release: Doing Things Differently is What we Need to Move the Nation Forward – VP Osinbajo
For Nigeria to succeed and move forward, Nigerians must learn to imbibe the principles of creativity, innovation and hard work, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today when he attended the Sunday service at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abuja, with renowned US preacher, Bishop T.D. Jakes as guest […]
Announcement: FG Establishes Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund; NEC Approves $650M Seed Funding
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF), which is to be managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), and invested specifically in critical road and power projects across the country. The National Economic Council (NEC) has also, today, May 17, 2018, authorised the initial transfer of $650 […]
Press Release: Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution on Course – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Auyo, Jigawa State, declared that Nigeria’s agricultural revolution is real and on course. Speaking at an event to mark the commencement of the rehabilitation and expansion of the 6,000-hectare Hadejia Valley irrigation project, President Buhari assured Nigerians that his administration would sustain the positive momentum in the sector by implementing […]
Press Release: We Have Done More With Less Resources in Three Years, President Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State, said his administration is delivering on promises with clear-cut targets, prudent management of resources and a deliberate policy to plug wastage and pilfering of government resources. Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, during a two-day visit, President Buhari said the […]
Press Release: Nigeria’s Support For Sierra Leone Continues – VP Osinbajo
*Describes inauguration of new President as “celebration of democracy” “It is a great celebration of democracy; the transition has been a peaceful one from one civilian president to another. Again, it signals hope for the people of Sierra Leone. President Maada Bio is a consummate technocrat. “Sierra Leone and Nigeria have a long history. Most […]
Press Release: Late Khalifa Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu Served The People of Kano and Nigeria Well – VP Osinbajo
*Says late Islamic Cleric made significant contributions to the economy, and lives of many Nigerians with his generosity *”He remained an example of the kind of people we should expect in the position of leadership: integrity, honesty. His life will remain for us who are left behind a source of history and a landmark.” – […]
Press Release: Beware Of Fake Statements Ascribed To President Buhari
The public is hereby alerted to a new dimension in the orchestrated plot to diminish the stature of President Muhammadu Buhari before millions of Nigerians who love and adore their President. First, it was a pernicious twisting and misinterpretation of the words of the President by mischievous elements, perhaps they can earn him opprobrium and […]
Press Release: Climate Change – President Buhari Seeks Sustained Support From International Community
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja reiterated the need for sustained financial, technical and capacity building support from the international community to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change in the country. Receiving a Letter of Credence from Mr Robert Jan Petri, the Ambassador of Netherlands to Nigeria, President Buhari said Nigeria would continue to […]
Press Release: President Buhari On A Four-Day U.K. Trip To See His Doctor
President Muhammed Buhari will tomorrow, Tuesday undertake a four-day trip to the United Kingdom. In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor. The Doctor requested the President to return for a meeting which he agreed […]
Press Release: Birnin Gwari Killings – President Buhari Approves New Security Measures
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, as well as a new Police Area Command, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as part of measures to scale up the security response to the banditry affecting the area. The President strongly condemns the latest massacre […]
Takeaways From The Auspicious Meeting Between Presidents Muhammadu Buhari And Donald Trump
This note is written by one who is mindful of the fact that there are Nigerians, I mean the opponents of this administration, who have prayed and prayed very hard that our President in the course of his historic visit to the White House on Monday, April 30, 2018, would stumble badly or come back […]