Tag: Buhari's administration

‘Worsening insecurity exposes Nigeria’s weak governance strategy’ – Experts knock FG

Aminu Imam

…Allege complicity…Doubts implementation of Reps’ Security Summit report As the security challenge in Nigeria continues to worsen and has become a major concern to many citizens, fingers are pointing to weak governance strategy as a major drawback towards confronting the monster. Recall that the House of Representatives recently held a Security Summit that drew important personalities from all walks of life. Deliberations were made and promises were also made on the implementation of whatever recommendations that would come from the Summit. Last week, the leadership of the House, led by…

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Senate Approves Buhari’s $8.3 billion, €490m external loan request

Aminu Imam

…Passes harmonised PIB…As Reps step down consideration of PIB report The Senate has approved the $8.3 billion (N8,325,536,537) loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Upper Chamber also approved a separate €490 million loan request by the president. The total amount is part of the 2018 – 2020 external borrowing (rolling) plan of the Federal Government. The fund was approved yesterday, after the Senate considered the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts. Chairman of the committee, Clifford Ordia, presented the report. President Muhammadu Buhari had in…

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APC Group Lauds Buhari’s Fight Against Corruption

Aminu Imam

By Godwin Amunde A voluntary think-tank group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the President Muhammad Buhari-led administration assumed office in 2015 with the fight against corruption as one of its priorities while building on the President’s lifelong reputation for integrity and incorruptibility. The group also revealed that since 2015, the Buhari-led administration has spearheaded several reforms in line with the commitment to freeing the country from the clutches of corruption, which has stunted sustainable growth and development, and undermined the country and its citizens in many ways.…

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‘Buhari administration best in 100 years’ – Governor Masari

Aminu Imam

…’9m pupils currently benefit from FG’s schools feeding programme’ – Sadiyya Farouq Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has admonished a cross-section of Nigerians over what he describes as an unfair assessment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The governor spoke at the Government House during the flag-off of a stakeholder meeting for the enumeration of beneficiaries and scaling up of Federal Government’s National Home-grown School Feeding programme for Katsina State. With an average of over 800,000 school pupils from each state being fed every day, Masari noted that the…

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Nigeria steadily moving towards self-sufficiency in food production under Buhari -APC Group

Aminu Imam

By Godwin Amunde A group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is moving Nigeria steadily towards self-sufficiency in food production in a way that has never been witnessed since independence.  The group operating under the aegis of APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, stated this in a statement jointly signed Wednesday in Abuja by the APC National Youth Leader, Ismaeel Ahmed; former APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu; Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu Lukman, and a presidential media aide, Tolu Ogunlesi. The group commended the administration of…

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‘Nigeria must decentralise now or risk disintegration’, Soyinka warns

Aminu Imam

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday stated that Nigeria cannot remain one country if it fails to decentralise as fast as possible, adding that analysts, retired generals and others have maintained the same position. Soyinka spoke on a television programme, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to be more sensitive to the agitations of secessionists rather than bully them. Soyinka explained that people are no longer intimidated by Buhari’s threat that ‘we will talk to you in the only way you understand.’ “It doesn’t wash with anybody any longer because if a…

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‘Food crisis looming’ – Northern CAN tells President Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the numerous challenges confronting the country. This was contained in a statement released yesterday by the public relations officer, (PRO), of the association, Jechonia Albert. The PPRO said a food crisis is looming because farmers cannot go to their farms for fear of being kidnapped, adding that the challenges have thrown many residents into poverty. The statement further read: “The implication…

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‘Buhari’s anti-corruption failure fuelling insecurity, undermining democracy’ – Report

Aminu Imam

A think-tank, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has slammed Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari for not doing enough to combat the endemic corruption in the public service, despite promising to do so during his campaign. According to a Premium Times report yesterday, the group said although President Buhari often-repeated promises to fight corruption with zero-tolerance, the promise has remained “largely unmet”, and such failure fuels Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and undermines democratic promises. The CDD, its report, titled: “Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Record at Six Years: An Assessment”, said, “As the candidate who rode into office in…

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PMB’s Democracy Day broadcast: Labour blasts FG, says it is creating jobs for ghosts

Aminu Imam

…Faults president’s claim of lifting 10.5m Nigerians out of poverty, creating jobs The Nigerian Labour group, Trade Union Congress, (TUC), has expressed doubt on the claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that his government has created 10. 5 million jobs, saying that the government must be creating the jobs for ghosts.  The TUC was reacting to the President’s claim, made during his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, while commemorating June 12 Democracy Day. According to the TUC president, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, in the Food, Beverages and Tobacco industry alone, Nigeria has lost…

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Infrastructure Dev’t: Buhari setting new standards for future administrations to build upon – APC

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde A group, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Awareness & Campaign, said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is building infrastructure that will drive Nigeria’s’ growth and prosperity. In a statement signed by Lanre Issa-Onilu, Ismaeel Ahmed, Tolu Ogunlesi and Salihu Moh Lukman, the group argued that President Buhari has committed more resources on infrastructural development than previous administrations and broken Nigeria’s decades-old infrastructure development jinx while setting new standards for future administrations to build upon. The statement reads: “More road and rail infrastructure are being built and/or completed…

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