Tag: Buhari

Attack on NDA wont dampen militarys resolve to end criminality – Buhari

Ishaku Yohanna

President Muhammadu Buhari says Tuesdays attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, rather than dampen the morale of the Armed Forces, will buoy them to end criminality in the country. The president stated this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that the attack, which led to loss of lives, came at a time that the military had put insurgents, bandits, kidnappers, and other types of criminals on the retreat. The president said the heinous action would accelerate…

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Developmental Strides: President Buhari Has Broken The Niger Delta Jinx – APC Group

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APCLAC) – a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) – said that no previous administration has paid more attention to the plight of the Niger Delta region like the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the group, the achievements of the President Buhari-led administration in the oil-rich Niger Delta region are phenomenal, noting that the Ogoniland clean-up exercise has commenced, while modular refineries are springing up in the region, among other developmental strides. In a statement…

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Oil Sector: APC Governors hail Buhari for signing PIB into law

Ishaku Yohanna

Say act presents partys commitment to restructure economy Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),hascommendedPresidentMuhammadu Buhari for signing the Petroleum Industry Bill into law. The APC Governors said the signing of the Bill into law presents a convincing credential of the commitment of APC to restructure Nigerian economy through democratic process in line with provisions of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended This was contained in a statement titled Petroleum Industry Act: Democratically Changing Nigeria, signed by…

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Buhari approves change of ministrys name

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, announced this in a news briefing on Friday in Abuja. He said the change of name was to facilitate economic growth and global competitiveness as well as to make Nigeria a nation of innovators. The minister said that in 2017 the Federal Executive Council, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the National Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmap…

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Road Infrastructure: Buhari Has Devoted More Resources Than Previous Administrations – APC Group

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APCLAC) – a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) – said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has cumulatively devoted significantly more resources to road and transport infrastructure than any other administration since 1999. This is contained in a statement signed by the quartet of Barr. Ismail Ahmed, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Tolu Ogunlesi, and Dr. Salihu Moh. Lukman issued to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement reads: “When the President Muhammadu Buhari administration assumed office in 2015,…

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Ex-president, clerics plotting to destroy Buharis govt, Yoruba group alleges

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) on Tuesday raised the alarm over an alleged plot by an unnamed former Nigerian president, some clerics and politicians to undermine the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. YAF also alleged that the former president, which it did not name, and members of his group, was promoting agitations in the South West in pursuit of this agenda. The Forum further alleged that the group had concluded plans to hold a meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday, June 10,…

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Buhari meets Libyan PM in Aso Villa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently hosting the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dbeibeh and members of his entourage arrived the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 10.05a.m, and were received by President Buhari. Others who joined the president at the forecourt of the villa included cabinet members as well as some presidential aides. The two leaders are expected to deliberate on bilateral issues meant to benefit and enhance the economies of both countries. Dbeibeh is also expected…

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Breaking: Buhari appoints AIG Uman Alkali Baba as Acting IGP

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The news just coming in said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP). According to the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, the appointment takes immediate effect. Dingyadi disclosed the new appointment to State House Correspondents at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Buhari had on February 4, 2021 extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months. Adamu has spent two months and three days for the extension.

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Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, others for ambassadorial positions

Ishaku Yohanna

By Ishaku Yohanna President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past service chiefs, as well as the Chief of Defence Intelligence, to the Senate to be confirmed as non-career ambassadors-designate. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled President Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar, Usman as non-career ambassadors. Adesina said their names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation. The statement read, President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past…

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“You have disappointed Nigeria” – Tunde Bakare to Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Says Igbos dont have numbers to produce next president in 2023 Founder and Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, now known as the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare on Tuesday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has disappointed Nigeria with his handling of the nations affairs. This declaration was made by Pastor Bakare during a virtual interview by the Publisher, Dele Momodu. The serving Overseer also stated that the expectations of Nigerians have not been met by the current administration. According to the popular cleric, there is a general…

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