Press Releases

On behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the people of Algeria on Wednesday’s military plane crash near the Boufarik military airport in Algiers which claimed many lives. The President also extends deepest condolences to the families and friends of bereaved […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) to June 30, 2018. The short extension after the original March 31 date is based on the appeals of professional bodies and individual taxpayers. However, no further extension of time will be approved after June 30. The President added […]

*Achieves 68% success rate In furtherance of Buhari administration’s reform agenda to improve the business climate in the country through its ease of doing business initiative, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) presented the National Action Plan 3.0 (NAP 3.0) scorecard, indicating an improvement on reforms aimed at making Nigeria a progressively easier place […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019. President Buhari made the declaration at a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President said he was responding to the clamour by Nigerians to recontest in 2019, adding that he wanted to […]

*President asks for survey to determine extent of destruction *Local people in the affected areas will play role in reconstruction President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to commence an assessment of the extent of damage in communities affected by violence caused by herdsmen-farmers clashes in some parts of the country. […]

*SIPs: 7 million pupils being fed a meal daily in 22 states, 300,000 Nigerians benefit from CCT – VP Osinbajo *Says 200,000 unemployed graduates now employed under N-power *Success of Buhari administration’s SIPs, agriculture has created millions of jobs for Nigerians Despite the fall in the price of crude oil, the main stay of Nigeria’s […]

The Presidency hereby advises Nigerians to be cautious of the “less-than-honest apology offered by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus. The point made by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is apt and on cue, that there are heavy moral duties that go with apologies if the culprits want to […]

Following the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed two instruments namely: The Instrument of Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect […]

*Gates commends Buhari administration for “a series of smart policies to encourage private sector investment” *Nigeria’s growth driven by extracting natural resources and building on that through physical infrastructure, Dangote adds The successes recorded by its social investment programmes are clear indications that the Buhari administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) is making progress, […]

The number of the Dapchi schoolgirls who were released on Wednesday has increased from 76 to 101, with the documentation of more of the freed girls by the security agencies, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister said the number could still […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated German Chancellor, Angela Merkel on her re-election for another term. In a letter to the German leader, the President said he was “most delighted to learn of the successful conclusion of the inter-Party negotiations to form a new Government after the last election in Germany.” President Buhari told Chancellor Merkel […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended “sincere congratulations” to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his victory in the recent presidential election in the Asian country. In a letter on behalf of himself, the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the President said Putin’s “success for the fourth time in the election is […]