Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has described himself as a man “very difficult to satisfy” and that he was “absolutely satisfied” with the performance of the newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards, Major Gen. Mohammed Usman.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described the rumours that he was dead and reportedly a body double, called ‘Jibril Aminu from Sudan’ that is occupying the presidential villa in Abuja, as a joke taken too far and not funny.
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s female ministers are at loggerheads as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, blamed the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, for adding N206bn to the humanitarian ministry’s budget. Farouq, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Special Duties on Monday to defend the 2023 budget, claimed that the ministry requested some projects for the North East Development Commission and the National Social Safety Net Project in the 2022 budget, which were not released, but was surprised to see an inflated amount in…
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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, voiced his support for the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to launch new Naira notes designs and replace high-value denominations. This was as he noted that the nation would gain a lot from the new initiative, especially its impact on illicit monies. According to a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke in a Hausa radio interview with the famous journalists Halilu Getso and Kamaluddeen Shawai to be aired Wednesday Morning on Tambari…
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has said that no kobo was paid for the release of the 23 kidnapped passengers earlier abducted on the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train attack of March 28, 2022. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the minister of Transportation, Mr Muazu Sambo, said the released passengers have already been reunited with their families after proper medical check-ups and examinations. The Minister, who expressed happiness with the release of the victims, explained that the target of the government was to get the victims out safely without the payment of ransom.…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians will appreciate the All progressives Congress-led government of the country in six months. The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by its Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, stated this at the State House on Tuesday, where he also noted that there would be non-interference in the 2023 elections. Buhari said Nigerians would be allowed to vote for who they wanted. He said, “I want Nigerians to know that we respect them and for us to…
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Zainab Ahmed, a cabinet minister in Buhari’s government has said the disbursement of N1.15bn for the purchase of 10 SUVs for the Republic of Niger is to enable the country to safeguard its territory in the best interest of Nigeria’s security. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Buhari, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said it was not the first time Nigeria is supporting her neighbours. She argued that the President had a responsibility to make such…
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s impeachment plot being spearheaded by the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party lawmakers in the Senate seems to be gaining more support as Senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress are throwing their weights behind the plot. Another senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Bulkachuwa, who represents Bauchi North in the National Assembly, gave his backing to the plot while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying he and his colleagues had tried in many ways to help the President tackle insecurity in…
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The suspension of Twitter, a leading micro-blogging platform, has begun to take its toll on struggling Nigeria’s economy, leading to a loss of N7.5 billion in the past three days. Nigeria’s decision to suspend Twitter, at first indefinitely but later temporarily, could backfire for the government and cost the country economically in terms of new investment into its technology sector. The ban may threaten Nigeria’s status as one of the best-performing African countries in attracting investment for technology start-up businesses.x According to NetBlocks, a watchdog organisation that monitors cyber-security and…
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President Muhammadu Buhari convened a meeting with Nigeria’s security chiefs on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. The meeting was a follow-up to an attempted armed robbery at the residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, on Monday. The Presidency announced the meeting via its Twitter handle but did not give details of its agenda. However, the meeting is expected to review the current security situation in the country. The meeting, which started at 10 am, held at the Conference Hall of the Office of the First Lady.…
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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said he has directed the Department of State Services to release the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; and #RevolutionNow protest convener, Omoyele Sowore, from custody in obedience to court orders. As at press time, final documentation was being concluded for the release of the two men at the headquarters of the DSS in Abuja. While Dasuki has been in the DSS custody since December 2015, Sowore was rearrested on December 6, barely 24 hours after he was…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has barred his cabinet ministers and heads of government agencies from embarking on any foreign trip until after their budget defence at the National Assembly. The directive, according to a statement by the Director of Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, is to enable them to attend budget defence session at the National Assembly. The statement reads: “Sequel to the presentation of the 2020 Appropriation Bill by Mr President to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate…
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Says “Enough of this analogue system, let’s give way for digital leadership orientation” Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s former Military President has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forget running for a 2nd term presidency in 2019. Babangida said, Nigeria would be better off without Buhari’s “analogue system”. Babangida is the second former Nigerian leader to ask Buhari not to seek another term in office. Last month, former President Olusegun Obasanjo also rated Buhari’s performance in office since 2015 low and undeserving of another term. “I do not intend to deny President…
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